明けましておめでとうございます

Japanese

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kun'yomi

Phrase

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

1. Happy New Year

   明(あ)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

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

今年(ことし)もよろしくお願(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.

Synonyms

• 明(あ)けましておめでとう (akemashite omedetō)
• 新(しん)年(ねん)おめでとうございます (shinnen 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)

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