WorksheetsJapanese New Year's Words
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
What is Japanese New Year's Celebration called?
おせち
おぞうに
おしょうがつ
おもちつき
What do people say as a greeting on New Year's days?
おたんじょうびおめでとうございます
あけましておめでとうございます
どうもありがとうございます
おはようございます
In Japan, people send greeting cards for New Year. What is it called?
ねんがじょう
ふくわらい
おとしだま
かがみもち
Special meals are eaten on January 1-3. They consist of traditional dishes and served in a nest of boxes. What is it called?
おせち
おぞうに
おもち
おべんとう
Over the New Year's holidays, the ornamental mochi is placed in a household Shinto altar as an offering to the deities that visit on New Years. What is this mochi called?
かがみもち
さくらもち
かしわもち
まるもち
Choose all the seasonal decorations that people in Japan put up for New Year's holiday.
かどまつ
しめかざり
ささのは
ひなにんぎょう
Many people in Japan make a visit to a temple or shrine to wish for a happy and healthy New Year. What is this ritual called?
おとしだま
はつもうで
かがみびらき
じょやのかね
This is one of the traditional games for New Year. Blindfolded players place paper cutouts in a shape of the eyes, nose, mouth and eyebrows to put on an outline of a face. What is this traditional game called?
こま
たこ
はねつき
ふくわらい
