賀状
がじょう · gajou (also spelled gajo)
New Year's card
Other ways to say “new year's card” in Japanese →
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Example sentences
年賀状を書きます。
ねんがじょうをかきます。
I will write New Year's cards.
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年賀状を友達に書きました。
ねんがじょうをともだちにかきました。
I wrote New Year's cards to my friends.
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年賀状を書きました。
ねんがじょうをかきました。
I wrote a New Year's card.
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年賀状を友達に出しました。
ねんがじょうをともだちにだしました。
I sent New Year's cards to my friends.
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What does 賀状 mean?
New Year's card.
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がじょう (gajou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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