Beautiful and Meaningful Japanese New Year Greetings
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Beautiful and meaningful Japanese New Year greetings
– 明 け ま し て お め で と う
(Akemashite omedetou) :
Happy New Year!
– 明 け ま し て お め で と う ご ざ い ま す
(Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu) :
Happy New Year!
– 良いお年を / 良いお年をお迎えください
(Yoiotoshiwo / Yoiotoshiwo omukae kudasai) :
Have a good new year (said before the new year, used before midnight)
– 明けましておめでとうございます
(Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu) :
Happy New Year (used after midnight)
– 謹賀新年 (きんがしんねん) (Kinga shinnen) :
Best wishes for the new year (usually written on cards)
– 恭賀新年 （きょうがしんねん） (Kyouga shinnen) :
May the new year be full of joy and happiness (usually written on cards)
– 迎春（げいしゅん） (Geishun) :
Welcoming the new spring
– 謹んで新年のお喜びを申し上げます
(Tsutsushinde shinnen no oyorokobi o mōshiagemasu) :
I wish you lots of good fortune in the new year.
– 昨年は大変お世話になり ありがとうございました
(Sakunen wa taihen osewa ni nari arigatōgozaimashita) :
Thank you for all your help over the past year.
– 本年もどうぞよろしくお願いします
(Honnen mo dōzoyoroshiku onegaishimasu) :
I look forward to your continued support in the coming year.
– 皆様のご健康をお祈り申し上げます
(Minasama no go kenkō o oinori mōshiagemasu) :
I wish everyone good health in the new year
– 事業じぎょうがせいこうしますように
(jigyou ga seikou shimasu youni)
I wish you success in your career
– 幸運がもたらしますように
(kouun ga motarashimasu youni) :
May you be full of happiness
See also:
70 Common Japanese Verb Phrases
22 Softening Phrases for Polite Requests in Japanese