Words — 24 found
にねんまい
二年参り
1. visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
1. New Year's Eve
1. New Year's Eve
1. New Year's eveArchaic
こうはくうたがっせん
紅白歌合戦
1. Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual singing contest between famous male and female singers on New Year's Eve; sponsored and broadcast by NHK
かぞどし
数え年
1. East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
1. all day long
2. last day of the month; last day of the year; New Year's Eve
こうはく
紅白
1. red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors)
2. two teams; two groups
3. Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)Abbreviation, See also 紅白歌合戦
とりお
鳥追い
1. driving off birds
2. procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house
3. female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen
4. street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
5. Torioi
鳥追 【とりおい】
としこ
年越し
1. greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
年越 【としこし】
年越: Irregular okurigana usage.