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)

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)

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