えつ
越
ねん
年

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. seeing the old year out, greeting the New Year, passing the winter, hibernation.
  2. Messages.hanaf.playing more than the usual 12 rounds in one game.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
えつ
越
ねん
年
 越年 えつねん ✔
おつ
越
ねん
年
 越年 おつねん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

surpass, cross over, move to
こ.す　こし　エツ (7th, N3)
run
はし.る　ソウ　はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
warrior, arms, savage
ジュウ　エツ　えびす (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
year, counter for years
とし　ネン　ね (1st, N5)