年 度 末(ねんどまつ)

ねんどまつ

noun

end of fiscal year

See also: 年度始(ねんどはじ)め (beginning of fiscal year)

1. end of fiscal year

The end of a fiscal or academic year. In Japan, the fiscal year typically ends on March 31st, making late March a particularly busy time for businesses and schools.

年度末(ねんどまつ)は忙(いそが)しい。

The end of the fiscal year is busy.

年度末(ねんどまつ)までに予算(よさん)を使(つか)い切(き)る。

Use up the budget by the end of the fiscal year.

年度末(ねんどまつ)の決算(けっさん)処理(しょり)に追(お)われている。

I'm swamped with year-end accounting work.

Forms

年度(ねんど) (fiscal/academic year) + 末(まつ) (end)

Japanese fiscal year

In Japan, the fiscal year (会計年度(かいけいねんど)) runs from April 1st to March 31st. The academic year follows the same pattern. This makes late March (年度末(ねんどまつ)) extremely busy.

Common activities

決算(けっさん) (financial closing)
予算(よさん)消化(しょうか) (budget utilization)
人事異動(じんじいどう) (personnel transfers)
卒業(そつぎょう)/入学(にゅうがく) (graduation/enrollment)

Related words

年度(ねんど): fiscal year
年度始(ねんどはじ)め: beginning of fiscal year
期末(きまつ): end of term/period
年末(ねんまつ): end of calendar year

Related Words

Compare: 年末(ねんまつ) (end of calendar year)

Related: 期末(きまつ) (end of term/period)

Related: 新年度(しんねんど) (new fiscal year)

Compare: 学期末(がっきまつ) (end of term)

general

Added 2026.2.5 21:58 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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