Illustration: Early sunlight enters a Japanese family's dining room as they gather in warm indoor clothes around newly opened boxes of osechi. Through the nearby entryway, a fresh shimekazari hangs on the door. A small kagami mochi sits on a shelf, and empty soup bowls await the first serving of ozōni.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

年とし明あけ

toshiake

start of the new year

Example sentences

  1. 年明としあけに子供こどもが産うまれる予定よていです♪

    I’m expecting a baby in the new year!

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 酸茎菜すぐきさいの収穫しゅうかくは年明としあけまで続つづき、2月末げつまつごろにはその年としの漬つけ込こみは終了しゅうりょうする。

    The Sugukina harvest continues until the turn of the year, and the year’s pickling is completed by the end of February.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 「次つぎに会あうのはもう年明としあけかな？」「うん、そうだね。よいお年としを！」「よいお年としを！」

    “I guess the next time we see each other will be in the new year?” “Yeah, I think so. Have a happy New Year!” “You too!”

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

Kanji in 年明

  • 年year; counter for yearsOnネンKunとし
  • 明bright; lightOnメイ・ミョウ・ミンKunあかり・あかるい・あかるむ

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