Nengajo with the zodiac animal
A New Year card with the year’s eto animal.
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Example
Worked example — Nengajo with the zodiac animal
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Which card | New Year — 年賀状 |
| Picture | The year’s zodiac animal |
| Output files | 1 |
| PDF pages | 1 |
| 100 × 148 mm |
Expected result — PDF · PDF pages: 1. The image shows the first PDF page.
How it works
- Keep the greeting and message or write your own.
- Add your name and address; choose vertical or horizontal writing.
- Download and print on New Year postcards — the address side is a separate tool.
Frequently asked questions
- Which animal is it for 2027?
- The sheep (hitsuji, 未). The card picks the animal of the coming year by itself — 2028 is the monkey.
- Can I choose another picture?
- Yes — plum blossoms, pine and bamboo, Mt Fuji or the first sunrise of the year.
- When should nengajo arrive?
- On 1 January: post them by about 25 December so they are delivered on New Year’s Day.
- Can I print the address side too?
- Yes — the nengajo address tool prints the postcard address vertically.
- Is anything uploaded?
- No. The card is made in your browser.
Made for a specific use
Related tools
賀 Japanese New Year card The greeting, the year’s animal and your name, set vertically. ✉ Text tools Address New Year cards (nengajō) The address side of every card, from one pasted list. 喪 Japanese mourning card (mochū hagaki) Sent in November, before the New Year cards are written: the wording is set by custom, and it is written for you. ✉ Text tools Address Japanese postcards Type the address in Japanese; it comes out vertical, in the right places, as a Japanese reader expects.