新年(しんねん)

しんねん
noun
New Year
1. New Year
The beginning of a new calendar year, especially the first few days of January. A very important holiday period in Japan.
新年(しんねん)明(あ)けましておめでとうございます。
Happy New Year!
新年(しんねん)を迎(むか)える。
To welcome the New Year.
新年(しんねん)の抱負(ほうふ)を語(かた)る。
To talk about New Year's resolutions.

新年(しんねん) refers to the New Year, one of the most important holidays in Japan.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 新年(しんねん)明(あ)けましておめでとうございます: Happy New Year (formal greeting)
  • 新年(しんねん)を迎(むか)える: to welcome the New Year
  • 新年(しんねん)の挨拶(あいさつ): New Year's greetings
  • 新年会(しんねんかい): New Year's party

RELATED TERMS:

  • 正月(しょうがつ): New Year (especially Jan 1-3)
  • 年賀状(ねんがじょう): New Year's card
  • 初詣(はつもうで): first shrine visit of the year

NOTE: Do not confuse with 信念(しんねん) (conviction, belief), which has the same reading.

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