Japanese edit

Alternative spelling
事始め

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From (こと) (koto) + (はじ) (hajime).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ことはじめ (kotohajimeことはじめ (kotofazime)?

  1. preparation for the New Year

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN