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    3. 年越し

    年越し

    年とし越こし​

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

    KMT10News #36+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    年越

    としこし

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve), welcoming the New Year

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    今こと年しは家いえで年とし越こしをします。

    This year, I will spend New Year's Eve at home.

    KMT10Daily LifeCulture & Traditions
    年とし越こしそばを食たべるのが日に本ほんの伝でん統とうです。

    Eating Toshikoshi soba is a Japanese tradition.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsFood & Dining
    家か族ぞくみんなでテレビを見みながら年とし越こしを祝いわいました。

    Our whole family celebrated New Year's Eve while watching TV.

    KMT10Daily LifeFamily & RelationshipsCulture & Traditions
    除じょ夜やの鐘かねを聞ききながら年とし越こしをするのは、日に本ほんの風ふう物ぶつ詩しです。

    Spending New Year's Eve listening to the New Year's Eve bells is a traditional Japanese custom.

    KMT10Culture & Traditions
    毎まい年とし、年とし越こしの準じゅん備びは大たい変へんですが、楽たのしいです。

    Every year, preparing for New Year's Eve is tough, but fun.

    KMT10Daily LifeCulture & Traditions

    Characters that make up this word

    年
    とし…(2)
    year・counter for years
    Kanji
    越
    こ.す・-こ.す・-ご.し・こ.える・-ご.え…(10)
    surpass・cross over・move to・exceed・Vietnam
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
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