元旦

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 See also

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
元	旦

[edit] Etymology

gwantan > gantan.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [gantan]

[edit] Noun

元旦 (hiragana がんたん, romaji gantan)

1. the morning of first day of a new year
2. the first day of a new year; New Year's Day

[edit] See also

• 明けましておめでとう (akemashite omedetō)
• 大晦日 (ōmisoka)
• 元日 (ganjitsu)
• 正月 (shōgatsu)