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ことよろ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ことよろ

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Meanings

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Happy New Year (abbreviation)

colloquial›abbreviation

Colloquial abbreviation of 今年もよろしくお願いします, used in casual New Year's greetings, often together with あけおめ.

See also: あけおめことよろ

あけおめことよろ！
Happy New Year! (casual)

Related words

あけおめ
あけおめ is the abbreviation of 明けましておめでとう, while ことよろ is the abbreviation of 今年もよろしくお願いします. They are often used together.
明あけましておめでとうございます
Standard formal New Year's greeting, unlike the very casual ことよろ.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 今年もよろしくお願いします (kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu), a common New Year's phrase meaning 'please treat me well this year too'.

友とも達だちに「ことよろ」ってメッセージを送おくった。

I sent a 'Happy New Year' message to my friend.