越年 えつねん seeing the old year out #8,983 Meanings えつねん · おつねん noun, takes する, intransitive seeing the old year out; greeting the New Year; passing the winter; hibernation hanafuda playing more than the usual 12 rounds in one game Its kanji 越 エツ、オツ · こ.す、-こ.す、-ご.し、こ.える、-ご.え surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam 年 ネン · とし year, counter for years