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VocabJLPT N2

year-end

NounAdverb

Definitions

1. end-of-year
2. year-end

This noun refers to the end of the year, typically the period in late December leading up to New Year's. It is associated with year-end activities in Japan such as cleaning, parties, and settling accounts before the new year begins.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

If you gave yourself a year-end report card, what score would you give?

Sentence 2

Are you seriously planning to do a year-end review at year-end?

Sentence 3

The intersection is backed up, but I mean — it's year-end, what do you expect?

Sentence 4

"Book early for year-end — it gets packed," my mom warned me.

Sentence 5

If you want to express your gratitude this year, year-end is the time to do it!