迎春(げいしゅん)

げいしゅん
noun
welcoming the New Year
formalgreetingtime-season
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).

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Related: 賀正(がしょう) (Happy New Year)
Related: 謹賀新年(きんがしんねん) (respectful New Year's greeting)
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Added 2026.3.4 20:08 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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