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The Japanese word

正月

is pronounced
shougatsu | しょうがつ
means
new year’s day
Examples:
お正月は何するの?
oshōgatsu wa nani suru no?
What are you doing for New Year?
もうすぐお正月です。
mōsugu oshōgatsu desu.
It will soon be New Year.
お正月は何してるの?
oshōgatsu wa nani shi teru no?
What are you doing for New Years?
お正月は何してるの?
oshōgatsu wa nani shi teru no?
What are you doing for New Year's?
まもなく楽しい正月だ。
mamonaku tanoshī shōgatsu da.
I'm looking forward to the New Year holidays.
お正月休みはどうするの?
oshōgatsu yasumi wa dō suru no?
What are you planning to do for the New Year vacation?
正月がすぐそこまで来ている。
shōgatsu ga sugu soko made ki te iru.
New Year's Day is close at hand.
今年はお正月は日曜日にあたる。
kotoshi wa oshōgatsu wa nichiyōbi ni ataru.
This year New Year's Day falls on Sunday.
お正月に私と踊ったお友達かも~?
oshōgatsu ni watashi to odotta o tomodachi kamo ~?
Isn't that the friend I danced with on New Year's?
みんなお正月の準備で忙しいのです。
minna oshōgatsu no junbi de isogashī no desu.
Everybody is very busy getting ready for the New Year.
日本では老いも若きも正月を祝います。
nippon de wa oi mo wakaki mo shōgatsu o iwai masu.
Young and old in Japan celebrate New Year's Day.
正月は家族と過ごす時間が長いのです。
shōgatsu wa kazoku to sugosu jikan ga nagai no desu.
At the New Year, we spend a lot of time with our family.
正月の伝統的な行事が嫌いな人もある。
shōgatsu no dentō teki na gyūji ga kirai na hito mo aru.
Some people dislike the traditional New Year's ritual.
正月の伝統的な行事が嫌いな人もいる。
shōgatsu no dentō teki na gyūji ga kirai na hito mo iru.
Some people dislike the traditional New Year's ritual.
中国では、旧暦にしたがって正月を祝う。
chūgoku de wa, kyūreki ni shitagatte shōgatsu o iwau.
In China, they celebrate New Year by the lunar calendar. | In China, they celebrate the New Year by the lunar calendar.
日本ではお正月にお餅を食べる習慣があります。
nippon de wa oshōgatsu ni o mochi o taberu shūkan ga ari masu.
There is a custom of eating rice cakes for New Year's in Japan.
オフィスが正月休みで10日間閉まっていました。
ofisu ga shōgatsu yasumi de ichi zero nichikan shimatte i mashi ta.
The office was closed for 10 days for the New Year's holiday.
みなさん、楽しいクリスマス、そしていいお正月を。
minasan, tanoshī kurisumasu, soshite ī oshōgatsu o.
I wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
彼は一年近くもアルコール類を断っていたが、お正月の頃に禁を破ってまた元に戻ってしまった。
kare wa ichi nen chikaku mo arukōru rui o kotowatte i ta ga, oshōgatsu no koro ni kin o yabutte mata moto ni modotte shimatta.
He had been dry for almost a year, but he fell off the wagon around New Year's Day.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org