しんねん
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
1. New Year
Pitch accent
し
んねん
Composed of
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
Happy New Year
New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
New Year issue
New Year's resolution
New Year's party; New Year's banquet (held annually by the emperor on January 5, prior to WWII)
New Years greetings
Examples (6 in total)
Where do you want to celebrate New Year?
The ringing of the bell marked the New Year.
The New Year came in with a light fall of snow.