- 年賀状 — New Year’s card
- 祝賀会 — celebration party
- 賀詞 — congratulatory words
- 賀正 — New Year’s greeting (formal)
- 参賀 — imperial New Year’s visit
賀 combines the 貝 radical (shell/money, symbolizing value) with phonetic 加. It suggests offering something valuable with joy, such as words or gifts of celebration. It appears mostly in set phrases and formal writing.
年賀状を 送りました。
I sent a New Year’s card.
賀詞を 述べる機会を 得ました。
I had the chance to express congratulatory words.