Illustration: On New Year's morning in a Japanese home, a child brings a fresh bundle of postcards from the entrance to a low table. A grandparent fans them out, revealing picture sides decorated with zodiac animals, sunrise motifs, and small pine illustrations.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

年ねん賀が状じょう

nengajou

New Year’s card

Example sentences

  1. 年賀状ねんがじょうはもう全部書ぜんぶかき終おわった？

    Have you written all the New Year’s cards already?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 友達ともだちに年賀状ねんがじょうを出だすのを忘わすれてた。

    I forgot to send New Year’s cards to my friends.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 年賀状ねんがじょうのおかげで私達わたしたちは友達ともだちや親戚しんせきの消息しょうそくが分わかる。

    New Year’s cards provide us with the opportunity to hear from friends and relatives.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 年賀状

  • 年year; counter for yearsOnネンKunとし
  • 賀congratulations; joyOnガ
  • 状status quo; conditionsOnジョウ

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