noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
seeing out the old year; passing the winter; hibernation
Refers to the act of staying through the end of the year into the new one, or more broadly passing the winter. Can also mean hibernation for animals. Used as a noun or with する.
山小屋で越年する予定です。
I plan to see out the old year in a mountain hut.
クマは冬
Bears pass the winter in caves.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
playing extra rounds in hanafuda
Only with reading えつねん
Hanafuda term: playing more than the usual 12 rounds in one game. Restricted to the reading えつねん.
花札で越年すると、ゲームが長引く。
When you play extra rounds in hanafuda, the game drags on.