大晦

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
つごもり
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
大晦日

From (ō-, great) + (tsugomori, last day of a (lunar) month).

Pronunciation

Noun

(おお)(つごもり) (ōtsugomori) おほつごもり (ofotugomori)?

  1. the last day of the year, New Year's Eve
    Synonyms: 大年 (ōtoshi), 大晦日 (ōmisoka)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
つもごり
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
大晦日

From (ō-, great) + (tsumogori, last day of a (lunar) month, alteration of tsugomori).

Noun

(おお)(つもごり) (ōtsumogori) おほつもごり (ofotumogori)?

  1. (rare) the last day of the year, New Year's Eve

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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