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元旦
gantan
Description
元旦は、一月一日の朝や、一年の最初の日のことです。
元旦 is the morning of January 1st or the first day of the year.
日本では元旦に家族で集まって、おせち料理を食べたりします。
In Japan, families gather on 元旦 to eat osechi ryori (traditional New Year's food).
Meanings
元旦gantan
New Year's Day, especially the morning of January 1st
元旦の朝、初日の出を見ました。
On New Year's morning, I saw the first sunrise.
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Notes
- Etymology
元 (origin/beginning) + 旦 (dawn/morning), literally 'the first dawn' of the year.
- Nuance
元旦 strictly means the morning of Jan 1; 元日 refers to the whole first day.
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