がんたん
Gantan
元旦 (Gantan) is a Japanese noun meaning “New Year's Day, first day of the year, New Year's morning, morning of New Year's Day”.
Meanings
- nounNew Year's Day; first day of the year
- nounNew Year's morning; morning of New Year's Dayorig. meaning
Examples
一年の計は元旦にあり。
New Year's Day is the key to the year.
元旦には近所の神社にお参りする人が多い。
On New Year's Day, many people visit neighborhood shrines.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).