元旦（がんたん）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: New Year's Day
Example sentences
- 元旦の朝、家族で初日の出を見た。 — On New Year's Day morning, my family watched the first sunrise together.
- 元旦は多くの店が休みだ。 — Many shops are closed on New Year's Day.
Idioms & proverbs containing “元旦”
- 一年の計は元旦にあり (いちねんのけいはがんたんにあり) — the whole year's plans should be made on New Year's Day
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