How to Say Happy New Year in Japanese

1. 明けましておめでとう
(Akemashite omedetou)
Happy New Year

2. 明けましておめでとうございます
(Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu)
Happy New Year (This is the most widely used Japanese New Year greeting)

3. 良いお年を / 良いお年をお迎えください
(Yoiotoshiwo / Yoiotoshiwo omukae kudasai)
Happy New Year (Wishing before the new year, used before New Year’s Eve)

4. 明けましておめでとうございます
(Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu)
Happy New Year (used after New Year’s Eve)

5. 新年おめでとうございます
(Shinnen omedetō gozaimasu)
Happy New Year (used after New Year’s Eve)

6. 謹賀新年 (きんがしんねん)
(Kinga shinnen)
Happy New Year (usually written in postcards)

7. 迎春（げいしゅん）
(Geishun)
Welcome to Spring

8. 謹んで新年のお喜びを申し上げます
(Tsutsushinde shinnen no oyorokobi o mōshiagemasu)
Wishing you lots of luck in the new year

9. 皆様のご健康をお祈り申し上げます
(Minasama no go kenkō o oinori mōshiagemasu)
Wishing everyone a healthy new year

10. 幸運がもたらしますように
(kouun ga motarashimasu youni)
Wishing you a happy new year

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