Kanji 賀 Words: Meanings and Readings

賀正

がしょう

A Happy New Year!

加留多

かるた

karuta

年賀状

ねんがじょう

New Year's card

年賀

ねんが

New Year's greetings

賀状

がじょう

New Year's card

祝賀

しゅくが

celebration

謹賀新年

きんがしんねん

Happy New Year

参賀

さんが

congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)

伊賀

いが

Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)

一般参賀

いっぱんさんが

congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (for New Year and the Emperor's birthday)

宇賀の神

うかのかみ

god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox)

宇賀神

うかじん

god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox)

横須賀線

よこすかせん

Yokosuka Line

加賀

かが

Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)

加賀れんこん

かがれんこん

Kaga lotus root (variety grown in Kanazawa)

加賀紋

かがもん

coloured family crest (popular amongst people from Kaga)

加茂なす

かもなす

Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)

賀

が

congratulation

賀す

がす

to congratulate

賀する

がする

to congratulate

賀の祝

がのいわい

longevity celebration (of age 42, 61, 70, 77, 80, 88, 90 or 99)

賀意

がい

congratulatory feeling

賀宴

がえん

banquet

賀儀

がぎ

celebratory ceremony

賀慶

がけい

celebration

賀詞

がし

congratulations

賀詞交換会

がしこうかんかい

New Year party where greetings (or business cards, etc.) are exchanged

賀寿

がじゅ

longevity celebration

賀春

がしゅん

New Year greeting

賀表

がひょう

congratulatory card or letter sent to the Emperor

恭賀

きょうが

respectful congratulations

恭賀新年

きょうがしんねん

Happy New Year

謹賀

きんが

wishes of happiness

慶賀

けいが

celebration

慶賀使

けいがし

Ryukyuan mission to Edo upon the change of the shogun

古賀派

こがは

Koga Faction (of the LDP)

佐賀

さが

Saga (city, prefecture)

佐賀の乱

さがのらん

Saga Rebellion (1874)

佐賀医科大学

さがいかだいがく

Saga Medical School

佐賀県

さがけん

Saga Prefecture

佐賀県警

さがけんけい

Saga Prefectural Police (abbr)

佐賀県立美術館

さがけんりつびじゅつかん

Saga Prefectural Art Museum

佐賀大学

さがだいがく

Saga University

参賀者

さんがしゃ

congratulatory visitors

参賀帳

さんがちょう

congratulatory visitor's book

算賀

さんが

longevity celebration (on one's 40th, 50th, 60th, etc. birthday)

滋賀

しが

Shiga (prefecture)

滋賀医科大学

しがいかだいがく

Shiga University of Medical Science

滋賀県

しがけん

Shiga Prefecture (Kinki area)

滋賀県警

しがけんけい

Shiga Prefectural Police (abbr)

滋賀県立近代美術館

しがけんりつきんだいびじゅつかん

Museum of Modern Art, Shiga

滋賀県立大学

しがけんりつだいがく

Shiga Prefectural University

滋賀女子短大

しがじょしたんだい

Shiga Women's Junior College

滋賀大学

しがだいがく

Shiga University

寿賀

じゅが

long-life celebrations, particularly the 61st, 77th and 88th birthdays

祝賀会

しゅくがかい

celebration

小賀玉の木

おがたまのき

Michelia compressa (species of Japanese tree similar to champak)

大佐賀

おおさが

Sebastes iracundus (species of rockfish)

朝賀

ちょうが

New Year's greetings or well-wishes offered by retainers to the Emperor

敦賀女子短期大学

つるがじょしたんきだいがく

Tsuruga Women's Junior College

年賀郵便

ねんがゆうびん

New Year's mail

年賀葉書

ねんがはがき

New Year's postcard

拝賀

はいが

congratulations

奉加帳

ほうがちょう

(shrine or temple) donation register

奉賀

ほうが

respectful congratulations

来賀

らいが

your coming