noun

  1. New Year's Day. Colloquialism.
  2. New Year's morning, morning of New Year's Day. Orig. meaning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
元旦 がんたん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

beginning, former time, origin
ゲン もと ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)