大晦

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
大	晦
おお Grade: 1	つごもり Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
大晦日

From 大 (ō-, “great”) +‎ 晦 (tsugomori, “last day of a (lunar) month”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おおつごもり [òótsúgóꜜmòrì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• (Tokyo) おおつごもり [òótsúꜜgòmòrì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːt͡sɨɡo̞mo̞ɾʲi]

Noun

大(おお)晦(つごもり) • (ōtsugomori) ^{←おほつごもり (ofotugomori)?}

1. the last day of the year, New Year's Eve

   Synonyms: 大年 (ōtoshi), 大晦日 (ōmisoka)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
大	晦
おお Grade: 1	つもごり Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi	irregular

Alternative spelling
大晦日

From 大 (ō-, “great”) +‎ 晦 (tsumogori, “last day of a (lunar) month”, alteration of tsugomori).

Noun

大(おお)晦(つもごり) • (ōtsumogori) ^{←おほつもごり (ofotumogori)?}

1. (rare) the last day of the year, New Year's Eve