WorksheetsJ2P New Year's Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which word means "New Year's"?
おかざり
(お飾り)
としこしそば
(年越しそば)
おしょうがつ
(お正月)
おまもり
New Year's day
New Years decoration
Good luck charm
In what order do the following events happen? Put them in timeline order.
大晦日
(おおみそか)
元旦
(がんたん)
元日
(がんじつ)
New Year's buckwheat noodles
としこし
そば
ラーメン
うどん
おぞうに
True or False:
”Ozoni" is eaten on New Year's Eve.
true
false
What does the picture show?
おぞうに
おせち
りょうり
としこし
そば
おちゃ
Which one of the following is NOT a New Year's decoration?
門松
(かどまつ)
お守り
(おまもり)
しめかざり
かがみもち
The image shows a traditional Japanese New Year's card. What is it called in Japanese?
おまもり
年賀状
(ねんがじょう)
お正月
(おしょうがつ)
おみくじ
(a) は (b) に食べます。
Which of the following is NOT traditionally done on New Year's Eve in Japan?
Eat osechi foods
Ring temple bell
Watch a song competition TV show
Eat toshi koshi soba noodles
Match the first activities of the year with their Japanese meanings:
First dream
初夢
(はつゆめ)
First shrine or temple visit
初詣
(はつもうで)
First calligraphy
書き初め
(かきぞめ)
First sunrise
初日の出
(はつひので)
What food item is always found in new year's soup, regardless of where one lives in Japan?
もち
まめ
魚(さかな)
みそ
What do you say when you see someone for the first time in the New Year?
おはよう
ございます
しんねん
こんにちは!
あけまして
おめでとう
ございます。
よいおとし
を。。。
たこあげ
こままわし
はねつき
カルタ
ふくわらい
What do children traditionally receive on New Year's morning in Japan?
クリスマス・プレゼント
カルタ
お年玉
(おとしだま)
年越しそば
(としこしそば)
年賀状
(ねんがじょう)
What is this decoration called?
しめ飾り
かがみもち
かどまつ
たこあげ
かどまつ
おぞうに
はつもうで
はねつき
しめかざり
年こしそば
じょやのかね
たこあげ
Which of the following is NOT a traditional place to observe 初日の出(はつひので)?
家
山
川
海
