年の暮れ

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 年の暮れ is read as としのくれ and means “year-end”.
• Basic usage: The examples show year-end housecleaning and a shopping district crowded with seasonal shoppers.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinguishing senses and uses
  • It evokes the closing days of the calendar year, unlike 年度末, which marks the formal end of a fiscal or academic year.