SEASON GREETINGS
Japanese translation: 時候の挨拶
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| 5 +2 | 時候の挨拶 |
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| 2 | メリークリスマス(Merry Christmas in Japanese alphabet) |
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4 hrs confidence: 
メリークリスマス(Merry Christmas in Japanese alphabet) Explanation: I don't think this phrase exists in Japanese language. In Japan, though Christian population is only 1%, we celebrate christmas and exchange Christmas cards, too. I hope this is what you needed to know . The pronunciation will be "Merii Kurisumasu" |
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1 day 1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2時候の挨拶 Explanation: In hiragana,じこうのあいさつ, in roman letters, "jikou no aisatsu" The word 時候 which is read "jikou" includes all seasons. 挨拶 which is read "aisatsu" means greatings. This can be the exact translation for season greetings, which would be the most formal way to say "season greetings." However, since this Japanese phrase has existed for a long time, even before Xmas or anything that is originally western became part of ordinary life in Japan, it was not intended to cover "merry Xmas" or "happy valentines day". Although it is not necessarily a mistake to understand as "jikou no aisatu" as seasons greeting that covers merry Xmas it would be better to understand that "jikou no kou" is "season greetings" that cover more of old fashioned Japanese season greetings. If you want to include season greetings used in modern Japan, such as "akemashite omedetou" which is happy new years, "meri- kurisumasu" which is merry Xmas, 季節のご挨拶 or "kisetsu no goaisatsu" in roman letters, will probably be a better translation for "season greetings". "Kisetsu no goaisatsu" is commonly used nowadays in Japan in magazines, advertisements, and in the internet. |
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