{"id":176587487,"date":"2018-01-01T13:49:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T21:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog-new\/?p=176587487"},"modified":"2025-05-19T11:28:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T18:28:47","slug":"happy-new-year-in-japanese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/happy-new-year-in-japanese\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year in Japanese (and Other Greetings)"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Year’s Day marks the end of weeks of winter celebration. There was Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and then New Year\u2019s Eve right at the December’s end. Students wrapped up their school semester, as the rest of us wrapped up numerous presents, as the year wrapped up.<\/span>
\nEven though many of these holidays aren\u2019t traditionally Japanese, many Japanese have adopted the holiday spirit. Christmas is a big commercial day, and every year you can see New Year\u2019s celebrations take place across Japan.<\/span>
\nYou can boost your Japanese this holiday season with the following common phrases.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Happy<\/h2>\n

How to say Happy New Year in Japanese<\/b><\/h2>\n

\u826f\u3044\u304a\u5e74<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u826f\u3044\u304a\u5e74\u3092\uff08\u904e\u3054\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\uff09<\/span>
\n\u3088\u3044\u304a\u3068\u3057\u3092\uff08\u3059\u3054\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\uff09<\/span>
\nYoi otoshi wo (sugoshite kudasai).<\/span>
\nThe Japanese translation literally means something like \u201chave a good year,\u201d \u826f\u3044 meaning \u201cgood\u201d and \u304a\u5e74 meaning \u201cyear.\u201d You can omit the verb when saying this phrase, but if you want to be more complete, you can add\u904e\u3054\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044, which means \u201cplease have\u201d in this context.<\/span>
\nYou can use this phrase only up until the New Year begins. When you want to wish someone on or after the New Year, use the one below.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u3042\u3051\u307e\u3057\u3066\u304a\u3081\u3067\u3068\u3046<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u3042\u3051\u307e\u3057\u3066\u304a\u3081\u3067\u3068\u3046(\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059)\uff01<\/span>
\nAkemashite omedetou (gozaimasu)!<\/span>
\n\u3042\u3051\u307e\u3057\u3066 is derived from the verb \u660e\u3051\u308b\uff08\u3042\u3051\u308b\uff09which means \u201cto begin.\u201d So, this phrase is apt for celebrating New Year\u2019s Day. You can make the phrase more polite or formal by adding \u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059, which is just a common polite suffix in Japanese.<\/span>
\nUnlike the previous example, you use this phrase once the New Year has arrived.<\/span>
\n\"Happy<\/p>\n

Other forms of holiday greetings in Japanese<\/b><\/h2>\n

See you next year<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u307e\u305f\u6765\u5e74\uff01<\/span>
\n\u307e\u305f\u3089\u3044\u306d\u3093\uff01<\/span>
\nMata rainen!<\/span>
\nJust another expression for around New Year\u2019s. \u307e\u305f\u6765\u5e74 means \u201cagain next year\u201d or \u201csee you next year.\u201d As you might\u2019ve guessed, you use this expression before the actual day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Wishes for Next Year<\/b><\/h3>\n

\u65b0\u5e74\u304c\u826f\u3044\u5e74\u3067\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3002<\/span>
\n\u3057\u3093\u306d\u3093\u304c\u3088\u3044\u3068\u3057\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3042\u3059\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3002<\/span>
\nShin\u2019nen ga yoi toshi de arimasu you ni.<\/span>
\nThis phrase seems rather long, but it conveys a simple meaning, best wishes for the next year. \u65b0\u5e74 means \u201cnew year\u201d and\u826f\u3044\u5e74 means \u201cgood year.\u201d \u3088\u3046\u306b roughly means \u201cso that\u201d or \u201cin order to,\u201d but at the end of a positive saying it can convey a wish for something to happen. For example, \u826f\u3044\u65e5\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b(Yoi hi de aru you ni) is \u201cI hope you have a good day\u201d and \u826f\u3044\u6210\u7e3e\u3092\u3068\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b(Yoi seiseki wo toru you ni) is \u201cI hope you get a good grade.\u201d The literal translation of the holiday phrase is closer to \u201cI hope the new year is a good one.\u201d<\/span>
\n
\n<\/a>\"Learn<\/a><\/p>\n

Merry Christmas!<\/b><\/h3>\n

\u30e1\u30ea\u30fc\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9<\/span>
\nMerii Kurisumasu<\/span>
\n\u201cMerry Christmas\u201d is a simple and straightforward translation, as the Japanese is a phonetic translation of the English. Remember to lengthen the \u201ci\u201d syllable at the end of \u30e1\u30ea\u30fc in order to pronounce the phrase correctly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Happy Kwanza!<\/b><\/h3>\n

\u30af\u30ef\u30f3\u30b6\u304a\u3081\u3067\u3068\u3046\uff01<\/span>
\nKuwanza omedetou!<\/span>
\nLike \u201cChristmas,\u201d \u201cKwanza\u201d in Japanese is also a phonetic translation that sounds very much the same as the English. \u201cOmedetou\u201d means something like \u201ccongratulations\u201d and is said to celebrate something. You can use \u201comedetou\u201d with versatility, such as in \u201c\u304a\u8a95\u751f\u65e5\u304a\u3081\u3067\u3068\u3046\uff01\uff08Otanjoubi omedetou!)\u201d for \u201cHappy birthday!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Happy Hanukkah!<\/b><\/h3>\n

\u30cf\u30cc\u30fc\u30ab\u304a\u3081\u3067\u3068\u3046\uff01<\/span>
\nHanuuka omedetou!<\/span>
\nCan you break down the words in this phrase? It follows the same pattern used in the previous phrase, \u201cHappy Kwanza.<\/span><\/p>\n

Happy Holidays!<\/b><\/h3>\n

\u826f\u3044\u4f11\u65e5\u3092 \u3002<\/span>
\n\u3088\u3044\u304d\u3085\u3046\u3058\u3064\u3092\u3002<\/span>
\nYoi kyuujitsu wo.<\/span>
\nIf you want to be all encompassing and wish people the best for any holiday they are celebrating, or even just wish them well on a vacation, then you can say\u826f\u3044\u4f11\u65e5\u3092.<\/span>
\n\u4f11\u65e5 means \u201cany day that you rest,\u201d so its meaning is technically broader than \u201choliday,\u201d but it often implies a holiday or vacation time.<\/span>
\nThat\u2019s it! With these eight phrases and a bit of hiragana and katakana<\/a> under your belt, you\u2019ll be able to read, understand, and express many of the greetings this holiday season. \u3067\u306f\u3001\u826f\u3044\u304a\u5e74\u3092\uff01\u65b0\u5e74\u304c\u3068\u3066\u3082\u826f\u3044\u5e74\u3067\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3002(Anyway, Happy New Year! I hope that the New Year is very good one.)<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Learn<\/a><\/p>\n

Taking your Japanese skills to the next level<\/h2>\n

If you want to learn more than “Happy New Year” then check out LingQ and learn Japanese online<\/a>. LingQ comes with 100s of guides lessons that have been professionally recorded and transcribed. These are perfect for beginners and use common, everyday vocabulary. Not only that, you can access a wide range of other content in LingQ’s library, from news to music, or you can simply import your own content from the web. For more information, please check out this guide<\/a> on how to import content into LingQ in order to create the perfect study material.<\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

Connie Huang has self-studied the Japanese language for over a decade. In addition to Japanese, she knows Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and French.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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