新年おめでとうございます

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
新	年
しん Grade: 2	ねん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative forms

明(あ)けましておめでとう (akemashite omedetō)
明(あ)けましておめでとうございます (akemashite omedetō gozaimasu)
新(しん)年(ねん)明(あ)けましておめでとうございます (shinnen akemashite omedetō gozaimasu)
謹(きん)賀(が)新(しん)年(ねん) (kinga shinnen)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しんねん・おめでとーございます [shíꜜǹnèǹ òmédétóó gózáímáꜜsù] (Atamadaka + Nakadaka – [1]-[9])

IPA^(key): [ɕĩnːe̞ɰ̃ o̞me̞de̞to̞ː ɡo̞za̠ima̠sɨ̥]

Phrase

新(しん)年(ねん)おめでとうございます • (shinnen omedetō gozaimasu)

Happy New Year!

Usage notes

The phrase should not be used before the new year has begun.

Related terms

良(よ)いお年(とし)をお迎(むか)え下(くだ)さい (yoi otoshi o omukae kudasai)

See also

Japanese New Year on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Muira, Akira: Japanese words & their uses. Charles E. tuttle Company, 1990. →ISBN