Word Meaning 年越し

としこし toshikoshi

年越し is read as としこし (toshikoshi) and means greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve).

Meaning

English

greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve)
welcoming the New Year

Reading

Kana

としこし

Romaji

toshikoshi

Writing Variants

年越としこし toshikoshi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 22098 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

年を越す

としをこす

to enter a New Year

年が越せる

としがこせる

to able to enter the New Year (i.e. have work finished, debts paid, etc.)

年越蕎麦

としこしそば

soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve

越年

えつねん

playing more than the usual 12 rounds in one game

越年草

えつねんそう

winter annual

越年生植物

えつねんせいしょくぶつ

winter annual

越年蝶

おつねんちょう

eastern pale clouded yellow (butterfly, Colias erate)

年頭

ねんとう

beginning of the year

年配

ねんぱい

(approximate) age

年末

ねんまつ

end-of-year

年収

ねんしゅう

annual income

年寄り

としより

important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

Example Sentences

友達と一緒に年越ししたよ。

I spent New Year's Eve with some of my friends.

トムはメアリーと一緒に年越しをしたかった。

Tom wanted to spend New Year's Eve with Mary.

年越しに食べる餃子は家族団欒の象徴といえる。

This means that eating dumplings on New Year's eve is a symbol of family reunion.