大晦日
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 大 | 晦 | 日 |
| おお Grade: 1 |
みそ Jinmeiyō |
か Grade: 1 |
Etymology
/opomisoka/ → /ofomisoka/ → */owomisoka/ → /oːmisoka/
From Old Japanese. Compound of 大 (ō, “great”) + 三十 (miso, “thirty, thirtieth”) + 日 (ka, “day”).[1][2][3]
Alternative forms
- 大みそか
Noun
大晦日 (hiragana おおみそか, rōmaji ōmisoka, historical hiragana おほみそか)
- the last day of the year, New Year's Eve
See also
- 元旦 (gantan, “New Year's Day”)
- 正月 (shōgatsu, “New Year”)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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