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.

年度(ねんど) (fiscal or school year) + 末(まつ) (end). Japanese fiscal and school years run from April 1 to March 31, so 年度末(ねんどまつ) means late March, when accounts are closed, staff are transferred and schools hold graduations.

Common collocations

年度末(ねんどまつ)の決算(けっさん): year-end accounts
年度末(ねんどまつ)の人事異動(じんじいどう): end-of-year personnel transfers
年度末(ねんどまつ)の予算(よさん)消化(しょうか): spending leftover budget before the year ends

Similar words

年末(ねんまつ): end of the calendar year (December)
期末(きまつ): end of a term or accounting period
年度始(ねんどはじ)め: beginning of the fiscal 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)

Related: 決算(けっさん) (financial closing)

Related: 人事(じんじ)異動(いどう) (personnel transfers)

Related: 卒業(そつぎょう) (graduation/enrollment)

Related: 入学(にゅうがく) (graduation/enrollment)

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Added 2026.2.5 21:58 · Revised 2026.10.7 22:41

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