賀状
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Meanings
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A formal term for a New Year's greeting card, often used in written or official contexts. Synonymous with 年賀状, but slightly more literary.
I send New Year's cards as a New Year's greeting.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉に賀状を出すto send someone a New Year's card
I sent a New Year's card to my old teacher.
- 賀状を書くto write a New Year's card
Writing New Year's cards at the end of the year is a yearly custom.
- 賀状が届くfor a New Year's card to arrive
A New Year's card arrived on New Year's Day.