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ニューイヤー

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Meanings

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noun

Loanword from English, used in Japanese to refer to the New Year holiday or season, often in compound words or event names.

ニューイヤーコンサートに行いく予よ定ていです。
I plan to go to a New Year concert.
ニューイヤーセールで福ふく袋ぶくろを買かった。
I bought a lucky bag at the New Year sale.

Similar words

正しょう月がつ
正月 is the traditional Japanese New Year, while ニューイヤー is a loanword often used in modern or Western contexts like events and sales.
新しん年ねん
新年 is a more formal or written term for the new year, whereas ニューイヤー has a casual, trendy feel.

Written forms

ニュー・イヤー
- ニューイヤー
  Variant with a middle dot, sometimes used for clarity or in older texts.
- ニュー・イヤー

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'New Year'.