年末

In a sentence

• 今年の年末は家族と旅行に行きます。

  This year's end of the year, I will go on a trip with my family.

  The word '年末' is used here to denote the period of time at the end of the year, specifically around December.

• 年末には大掃除をする習慣があります。

  There is a tradition of doing a thorough cleaning at the end of the year.

  Here, '年末' refers to the customary period when preparations and activities like cleaning often occur before entering the new year.

• 年末セールで安く買えました。

  I bought it cheaply at the year-end sale.

  In this sentence, '年末' modifies 'セール' to describe sales events that typically happen during the closing period of the year.