This kanji means "peace" or "harmony". Papa made these cards on the computer. akemashite omedetou gozaimasu is the greeting for the new year in Japanese. (The u makes the "o" long.)
There are more posts about New Year's in the December archive. Click on the label below.
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hello,
ReplyDeletei love your blog. i am an anthropologist and also japanese american. i visited japan once a few years ago and your blog helps me understand so much about every day japan. and i felt a kinship when i saw your picture of different type of tree supports--i have similar pictures! keep up the good and interesting work.
Happy New Year to you, too! Thanks for all the wonderful photos in 2006. I enjoyed getting to know Japan better, and I look forward to more in 2007.
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