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    3. 年頭

    年頭

    年ねん頭とう

    beginning of the year

    KMT7News #18+1CoreNounDaily LifeKanji Vocab22 strokes

    ねんとうとしがしら

    Noun

    1.
    beginning of the year
    2.
    the oldest person

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    年ねん頭とうに目もく標ひょうを立たてた。

    I set goals at the beginning of the year.

    KMT5Daily Life
    年ねん頭とうの挨あい拶さつで、社しゃ長ちょうは今こと年しの抱だい負ふを語かたった。

    In his New Year's address, the president spoke about his aspirations for the year.

    KMT7Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    毎まい年とし年ねん頭とうには、家か族ぞくで初はつも詣うでに行 くのが恒こう例れいだ。

    Every year at the beginning of the year, it's customary for our family to visit a shrine for the first time.

    KMT7Daily LifeCulture & TraditionsFamily & Relationships
    年ねん頭とうの会かい議ぎで、新しん年ねん度どの事じ業ぎょう計けい画かくが発はっ表ぴょうされた。

    At the New Year's meeting, the business plan for the new fiscal year was announced.

    KMT7Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    年ねん頭とう所しょ感かんは、その年としの社しゃ会かいの動どう向こうを占うらなう上うえで重じゅう要ような意い味みを持もつ。

    New Year's impressions hold significant meaning for predicting social trends of the year.

    KMT8Daily LifePolitics & LawCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    年
    とし…(2)
    year・counter for years
    頭
    あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり…(8)
    head・counter for large animals
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