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大おおみそか (oomisoka)

new year's eve

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Meaning

大みそか (おおみそか, oomisoka) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “new year's eve”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

日本にっぽんでは、大おおみそかにそばを食たべます。

In Japan we eat buckwheat noodles on New Year's Eve.

大晦日を大つごもりともいった。

Omisoka is also called "otsugomori."

日本では大晦日が半休日である。

In Japan, New Year's Eve is a half-holiday.

おおみそかには電車でんしゃは終夜しゅうや運転うんてんします。

On New Year's Eve, the trains will run all night.

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