大晦日

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 1 Jinmeiyō Grade: 1

Alternative forms

  •  (おお)みそか (ōmisoka)

Etymology

opomisoka → oɸomisoka → owomisoka → oomisoka → oːmisoka. Compound of (ō, great) + 三十 (miso, thirty) + (ka, days).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [o̞ːmʲiso̞ka̠]

Noun

大晦日 (hiragana おおみそか, rōmaji ōmisoka, historical hiragana おほみそか)

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

See also

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