元日(がんじつ)

がんじつ
noun
New Year's Day
time-general
See also: 元旦(がんたん) (New Year's morning)
1. New Year's Day, January 1st
The first day of the year; a major holiday in Japan.
元日(がんじつ)に初詣(はつもうで)に行(い)った。
I went to the first shrine visit of the year on New Year's Day.
元日(がんじつ)は家族(かぞく)で過(す)ごすことが多(おお)い。
New Year's Day is often spent with family.
元日(がんじつ)の朝(あさ)、おせち料理(りょうり)を食(た)べた。
On New Year's Day morning, we ate osechi (traditional New Year food).
元日(がんじつ)は休日(きゅうじつ)です。
New Year's Day is a holiday.
元日(がんじつ)から仕事(しごと)が始(はじ)まる会社(かいしゃ)もある。
Some companies start work from New Year's Day.

元日(がんじつ) specifically refers to January 1st, the first day of the year.

Related words

Usage

元日(がんじつ) names January 1st itself; 元旦(がんたん) strictly means New Year's morning; 正月(しょうがつ) covers the whole New Year period (the first few days).

Cultural note

Related Words

Related: 正月(しょうがつ) (New Year period)
Related: 大晦日(おおみそか) (New Year's Eve)
Related: 初詣(はつもうで) (first shrine visit)
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Added 2026.1.13 21:17 · Revised 2026.9.6 21:21
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