Word Meaning 大晦
大晦 is read as おおつごもり (ootsugomori) and means the last day of the year.
Meaning
English
- the last day of the year
- New Year's Eve
Reading
Kana
おおつごもり
Romaji
ootsugomori
Writing Variants
- 大つごもり おおつごもり ootsugomori
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 14 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12大文字
おおもじ
huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
Example Sentences
7あの時は大晦日前だった。
That time was before New Year's Eve.
大晦日は友達と過ごしました。
I spent New Year's Eve with some of my friends.
大晦日には何か特別なことをするの?
Are you doing anything special for New Year's Eve?
日本では大晦日に蕎麦を食べる習慣があります。
There is a custom of eating buckwheat noodles on New Year's Eve in Japan.
トムはメアリーと一緒に大晦日を過ごしたかった。
Tom wanted to spend New Year's Eve with Mary.
叔父さんたち、大晦日は日本で過ごすんだって。羨まし過ぎる......。
My uncles will spend New Year's Eve in Japan. If envy could kill...
世界中のみなさん、大晦日はいかがお過ごしでしょうか? ここミレニアム島では一足先に新年を迎えました。
People of the world, how do you spend the last day of the old year? Here, on Caroline Island, we met the new year a little earlier than you did.