御ご用よう納おさめ

noun

year-end office closing; last business day of the year

Typically refers to the final working day of the year for government offices and many companies, often December 28. The complementary term is 御用始め (first business day of the new year).

See also: 御用始め

• 今日きょうは御ご用よう納おさめで、官かん庁ちょうは午ご後ごから静しずかになった。

  Today is the year-end office closing, and government offices became quiet from the afternoon.

• 御ご用よう納おさめの日ひには、一いち年ねんの仕し事ごとを片かた付づける。

  On the last business day of the year, we finish up the year's work.