年度末(ねんどまつ)

ねんどまつ
noun
end 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.

WORD FORMATION:
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 TERMS:

  • 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
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