迎春(げいしゅん)

げいしゅん
noun
welcoming the New Year
1. welcoming the New Year; greeting spring
A seasonal expression meaning to welcome the arrival of the new year. Used on New Year's cards, shop displays, and seasonal decorations.
迎春(げいしゅん)セールが始(はじ)まった。
The New Year sale has started.
店先(みせさき)に「迎春(げいしゅん)」と書(か)かれた看板(かんばん)が出(で)ている。
A sign reading 'Welcome the New Year' is displayed in front of the shop.
迎春(げいしゅん)準備(じゅんび)として大掃除(おおそうじ)と正月飾(しょうがつかざ)りを済(す)ませた。
As preparation for the New Year, I finished the big year-end cleaning and put up the New Year's decorations.

USAGE:
迎春(げいしゅん) literally means "welcoming spring," reflecting the old lunar calendar where the new year coincided with the start of spring. It is used as a two-character New Year's greeting on cards and in advertising.

Like 賀正(がしょう), this is a two-character greeting and is considered less formal than four-character expressions such as 謹賀新年(きんがしんねん).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 迎春(げいしゅん)セール (New Year sale)
  • 迎春(げいしゅん)準備(じゅんび) (New Year preparations)
  • 迎春(げいしゅん)飾(かざ)り (New Year decoration)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 賀正(がしょう): Happy New Year (written greeting)
  • 謹賀新年(きんがしんねん): respectful New Year's greeting (formal)
  • 初売(はつう)り: first sale of the new year
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