大晦

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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. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN