御ぎょ慶けい

noun

New Year's greetings

A formal, somewhat old-fashioned term for New Year's greetings. In modern Japanese, 新年の挨拶 or 年賀の言葉 are more common.

• 昔むかしの手て紙がみには「御ぎょ慶けい申もうし上あげます」と書かかれていた。

  In old letters, 'I offer you New Year's greetings' was written.