明けましておめでとうございます

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Phrase

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()けましておめでとうございます (akemashite omedetō gozaimasu

  1. Happy New Year
    ()けましておめでとうございます今年(ことし)もどうぞよろしく。
    Akemashite omedetō gozaimasu. Kotoshi mo dōzo yoroshiku.
    Happy New Year. We’ll be counting on you this year as well.

Usage notes

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The phrase should not be used before the new year has begun. It is often followed by another expression:

今年(ことし)もよろしくお(ねが)いします。Kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu.I hope to see you again this year.

Other variations exist, however, this expression is used to ask for a continuation of a good relationship for the next year.

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See also

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References

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