年末年始
Meanings
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year-end and New Year holidays
Refers to the continuous holiday period spanning the end of one year and the beginning of the next, typically around December 29 to January 3 in Japan.
I plan to go back to my hometown during the year-end and New Year holidays.
Business hours will change during the year-end and New Year period.
Usage patterns
- 年末年始を過ごすto spend the year-end/New Year holidays (somewhere or somehow)
This year I spent the year-end and New Year holidays quietly with my family.
- 年末年始に〈場所〉へ帰るto go back to (a place, e.g. hometown) during the year-end/New Year holidays
I'm planning to go back to my parents' house during the year-end and New Year holidays.
- 年末年始は〈場所〉が休みになるfor a place (shop, office, etc.) to be closed during the year-end/New Year holidays
This shop is closed during the year-end and New Year holidays.