年賀状

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 年賀状 is read as ねんがじょう and is a noun for a New Year’s greeting card sent with seasonal wishes.
• Basic usage: Mark the recipient with に, attach content with 写真を添える, and mark the sender of a received card with から.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Specific greeting purpose
  • A 年賀状 is for New Year greetings, not any postcard or celebratory card.
• Sender and recipient
  • に marks who receives a sent card, while から marks who sent a card that arrives.