新年

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 新年 is read しんねん. It means the new year, the year that has just begun.
• Basic usage: It marks an activity in the new year or modifies another noun, as in a New Year's greeting.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Time marked by に
  • In 新年に家族みんなで写真を撮りました, に marks the new year as the time of the activity.
• Modifying a noun with の
  • 新年の挨拶 means a greeting for the new year.