Illustration: On New Year's morning, a young adult visiting their grandparents kneels just inside the tatami sitting room and offers a respectful bow. Both grandparents return the greeting with warm smiles and bowed heads.

JLPT N5expressionLevel estimated by Bebop

あけましておめでとうございます

akemashite omedetou gozaimasu

Happy New Year

A polite New Year greeting. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. あけましておめでとうございます。

    Happy New Year!

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 皆みなさん、明あけましておめでとうございます。

    Happy New Year, everyone.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 明あけましておめでとうございます。今年ことしもよろしくお願ねがいします。

    Happy New Year. I’m looking forward to working with you again this year.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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