Japanese

Phrase

良いお年をお迎え下さい ‎(hiragana よいおとしをおむかえください, romaji yoi otoshi o omukae kudasai)

1. (formal) [I, we] wish you a happy new year (literally meet a good year) (NB This Japanese expression should be used before the old year expires, but is rarely used among close friends.)

See also

• 明 (あ)けましておめでとうございます ‎(akemashite omedetō gozaimasu)
• 新年 (しんねん)おめでとうございます ‎(shinnen omedetō gozaimasu)
• 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)
• 謹賀新年 (きんがしんねん) ‎(kinga shinnen)
• 良 (よ)いお年 (とし)を ‎(yoi otoshi o)

References

• Muira, Akira: Japanese words & their uses. Charles E. tuttle Company, 1990. ISBN 0-8048-1639-5

See also

Japanese New Year