賀が正しょう

also: がせい

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Meanings

A formal New Year's greeting used primarily in writing, especially on New Year's cards (年賀状). Not typically used in spoken conversation.

謹きん賀が新しん年ねん
謹賀新年 is a more formal and respectful New Year's greeting often used in business correspondence, while 賀正 is shorter and slightly less formal.
迎げい春しゅん
迎春 is another short, printed New Year's greeting meaning literally 'welcoming spring,' similar in formality and use to 賀正.
年ねん賀がN1
賀正 is a short congratulatory phrase written on New Year's cards, while 年賀 refers to the act of New Year's greeting or visiting more generally.

賀正Usage100%
- がしょう
  Standard kanji form for New Year's greeting; reading がしょう is the most common.
- がせい
  Alternate reading がせい is less common and may be considered non-standard or archaic in modern usage.
がせい

Compound of 賀 (congratulation) and 正 (New Year). The reading がしょう is the standard Sino-Japanese reading; がせい is a less common variant.