seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter
A set phrase used at the beginning of formal letters to acknowledge the current season before moving to the main topic. Common in business correspondence and traditional personal letters.
It is polite to write a seasonal greeting at the beginning of a letter.
Phrases like 'shun-dan no kō' are used as seasonal greetings.
General word for greeting; 時候の挨拶 specifically refers to the seasonal opening phrase in letters.
The opening section of a letter, which often includes 時候の挨拶.
Standard kanji spelling for this set phrase.
Kana-mixed spelling; common in everyday writing.
Compound of 時候 (season, time of year) and 挨拶 (greeting). A fixed expression from traditional letter-writing etiquette.