良いお年を

Japanese

Japanese phrasebook

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Kanji in this term
良	年
よい Grade: 4	とし Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
よいお年を

Etymology

Abbreviation of 良(よ)いお年(とし)をお迎(むか)え下(くだ)さい (yoi otoshi o omukae kudasai), which is more formal and polite.

Phrase

良(よ)いお年(とし)を • (yoi otoshi o) 

1. Happy New Year (an expression wishing one the best for the next year, used before New Year's Day)

See also

• 明(あ)けましておめでとうございます (akemashite omedetō gozaimasu)
• 謹賀新年(きんがしんねん) (kinga shinnen)
• 新年明(しんねんあ)けましておめでとうございます (shinnen akemashite omedetō gozaimasu)
• 新年(しんねん)おめでとうございます (shinnen omedetō gozaimasu)
• 良(よ)いお年(とし)をお迎(むか)え下(くだ)さい (yoi otoshi o omukae kudasai)