Vocab Info

N5 Noun

正月(しょうがつ)New Year (esp. first three days)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      New Year (esp. first three days)

      Polite (teineigo) language,

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    2. Noun

      2.

      first month of the year, January

      Polite (teineigo) language,

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    All Forms

    お正月 【おしょうがつ】

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    • Anime Top 8,100

    Examples

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      正月(しょうがつ)(むか)える。

      I will celebrate New Year's Day.

      • N5

      正月(しょうがつ)(いわ)わない。

      I will not celebrate New Year's Day.

      • N5

      正月(しょうがつ)なので、子供(こども)にお年玉(としだま)をあげよう。

      Since it is New Year's Day, let's give a New Year's gift to our children.

      • N5

      (ぼく)(おっと)は、正月(しょうがつ)料理(りょうり)(つく)るのが下手(へた)です。

      My husband is not very good at cooking New Years food.

      • N5

      去年(きょねん)正月(しょうがつ)は、受験(じゅけん)(いわ)(こと)ができなかった。

      I was not able to celebrate New Year's Day because I had an exam last year.

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