expression
Happy New Year (said before New Year's)
Abbreviation of 良いお年をお迎えください. Used as a year-end greeting before the New Year begins, similar to 'Have a good New Year'. Not used after New Year's Day.
See also: 良いお年をお迎えください
今年もお世話になりました。良いお年を。
Thank you for everything this year. Have a happy New Year.
それでは、良いお年をお迎えください。
Well then, I hope you have a good New Year.
Used after the New Year has begun, while 良いお年を is used before the New Year.
The full, more formal version of the greeting; 良いお年を is its common abbreviation.
Abbreviation of the phrase 良いお年をお迎えください (Have a good New Year). The expression is a set seasonal greeting.