Illustration: On New Year's morning, a family gathers around a low table in their Japanese home. Open tiered food boxes contain neatly arranged osechi, with bowls of ozoni beside them. A small kagami mochi stands on a nearby cabinet.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

新しん年ねん

shinnen

New Year

Example sentences

  1. 新年しんねんが近ちかづいていた。

    The New Year was drawing near.

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  2. 新年しんねんをどのように過すごすのですか。

    How do you spend the New Year?

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  3. 私達わたしたちはパーティーをして新年しんねんを祝いわった。

    We celebrated the New Year with a party.

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Kanji in 新年

  • 新newOnシンKunあたらしい・あらた・あら-
  • 年year; counter for yearsOnネンKunとし

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