新年明けましておめでとうございます
Japanese
Japanese phrasebook
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| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 新 | 年 | 明 |
| しん Grade: 2 |
ねん Grade: 1 |
あ Grade: 2 |
Alternative forms
- 明けましておめでとう (akemashite omedetō)
- 明けましておめでとうございます (akemashite omedetō gozaimasu)
- 新年おめでとうございます (shinnen omedetō gozaimasu)
- 謹賀新年 (kinga shinnen)
Etymology
Can be analyzed as 新年 + 明けまして + おめでとう + ございます
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) しんねん・あけまして・おめでとーございます [shíꜜǹnèǹ àkémáꜜsh
ìtè òmédétóó gózáímáꜜsù] (Atamadaka + Nakadaka + Nakadaka – [1]-[3]-[9])
- IPA(key): [ɕĩnːe̞ɰ̃ a̠ke̞ma̠ɕi̥te̞ o̞me̞de̞to̞ː ɡo̞za̠ima̠sɨ̥]
Phrase
新年明けましておめでとうございます • (shinnen akemashite omedetō gozaimasu)
Usage notes
- The phrase cannot be used before the new year has begun.
Related terms
- 良いお年をお迎え下さい (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