年賀状(ねんがじょう)じまい

ねんがじょうじまい
noun
ending one's New Year's card custom
culture
1. ending one's New Year's card custom
The practice of formally ending the custom of exchanging New Year's cards (年賀状(ねんがじょう)), usually by sending a final card that announces one will no longer send them. A growing trend, especially among the elderly.
今年(ことし)で年賀状(ねんがじょう)じまいをする。
I'll end my New Year's card custom this year.
高齢(こうれい)を理由(りゆう)に年賀状(ねんがじょう)じまいをする人(ひと)が増(ふ)えている。
More people are ending their New Year's card custom citing old age.
親(おや)が年賀状(ねんがじょう)じまいをしたいと言(い)うので、文面(ぶんめん)を一緒(いっしょ)に考(かんが)えた。
My parent said they wanted to stop sending New Year's cards, so we worked out the wording together.

The suffix 〜じまい (from 仕舞(しま)う, "to finish, to close") means putting an end to a practice. A 年賀状(ねんがじょう)じまい is usually announced on the final card itself.

Usage

  • A recent social trend tied to 終活(しゅうかつ) (end-of-life preparations) and the spread of digital greetings.

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Related: 年賀状(ねんがじょう) (New Year's greeting card)
Related: 終活(しゅうかつ) (preparations for the end of one's life)
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Added 2026.6.22 10:45 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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