New Year's Day
元日
解説 Definition
元日
The first day of the calendar year, observed on January 1 in the Gregorian calendar. It is commonly treated as a holiday and is used with on when referring to events occurring that day.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
New Year に所有を表す 's と day が続き、文字どおり「新年の日」、つまり元日を表します。on New Year's Day のように特定の日には on を使うと覚えましょう。新年の期間全体を表す New Year、大みそかを表す New Year's Eve との違いも整理すると定着します。
Break the phrase into New Year, possessive 's, and Day: it is literally the day belonging to the new year. This makes January 1 easy to identify. Learn the full time expression “on New Year's Day,” because English normally uses on with a named day. Do not confuse it with New Year, which may cover the wider celebration or season, or New Year's Eve, which is December 31 and the evening before the new year begins. Keep the apostrophe before s in writing.
例文
New Year's Day is January 1.
元日は1月1日です。
We eat rice cakes on New Year's Day.
元日にはおもちを食べます。
New Year's Day の類義語・関連語
New Year's Day の語源・成り立ち Etymology
「New Year（新年）」に所有を表す 's と「day（日）」が付き、「新年の日」という意味になった言葉です。
New Year's Day was formed within English from New Year, the possessive ending 's, and day. The construction therefore means “the day of the New Year.” New combines the sense of something recently beginning with year, while day specifies one calendar date. In the Gregorian calendar, the expression conventionally names January 1. The apostrophe reflects the possessive structure and distinguishes the phrase's written form from a simple plural.
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