(ねんどはじ)

ねんどはじめ
noun
beginning of the fiscal year
work
See also: 年度末(ねんどまつ) (end of fiscal year)
1. beginning of the fiscal year
The start of the fiscal or academic year in Japan, which falls on April 1st. A period of significant transitions including new school terms, new hires, and organizational changes.
年度始(ねんどはじ)(いそが)しい
The beginning of the fiscal year is busy.
A new system starts at the beginning of the fiscal year.
The start of the fiscal year is hectic with personnel transfers and new employee ceremonies.

In Japan, the fiscal and academic year begins on April 1st. This is a major transition point: students enter new school years, new employees start work, and government budgets reset.

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年度始(ねんどはじ)め events include 入学式(にゅうがくしき) (entrance ceremonies), 入社式(にゅうしゃしき) (new employee ceremonies), and 人事異動(じんじいどう) (personnel transfers).