あけおめ

• 読み: あけおめ
• ローマ字: akeome
• 発音: /a.ke.o.me/

意味

Abbreviated form of あけましておめでとう (akemashite omedetō, 'Happy New Year'), used in casual New Year greetings.

あけおめ is the standard casual way to wish someone Happy New Year in text messages and social media. It is almost always paired with ことよろ (short for 今年もよろしくお願いします, 'please be good to me this year too'), forming the set phrase あけおめことよろ. This abbreviation became widespread in the early 2000s with the popularity of New Year's text messages on mobile phones. It is now a cultural fixture of Japanese New Year communication.

例文

1. あけおめ！今年もよろしくね！
2. 年明けにLINEであけおめメッセージ送った？
3. あけおめことよろ！って毎年同じ文面になるよね。

使い方ガイド

場面: LINE, social media, text messages, New Year greetings

トーン: festive, friendly, seasonal

正しい言い方

• あけおめことよろ！ (Happy New Year, looking forward to another great year!)
• あけおめ～！今年も一緒に頑張ろうね。 (Happy New Year! Let's do our best together this year too.)

避ける言い方

• 目上の人に「あけおめ」だけ送る (Don't send just 'akeome' to superiors — write the full あけましておめでとうございます)

よくある間違い

• Using あけおめ in formal New Year cards (年賀状) to elders or business contacts — the full greeting is required
• Not knowing ことよろ (今年もよろしく) typically follows あけおめ as a set phrase

起源と歴史

Abbreviated from あけましておめでとうございます (akemashite omedetō gozaimasu). Became hugely popular in the early 2000s when sending New Year's text messages (年賀メール) from mobile phones became a national custom.

文化的背景

時代: Early 2000s with mobile phone texting culture

世代: All ages (in casual contexts)

社会的背景: Universal informal

地域メモ: Used across all of Japan during the New Year period. あけおめことよろ is one of the most iconic Japanese text abbreviations.