A clever one-liner to add to your New Year’s card! A collection of message ideas that leave a lasting impression
When writing New Year’s cards, many of us find ourselves wondering, “What brief message should I add this year?” The usual stock phrases can feel a bit lacking, but we also want to avoid sounding too stiff.
If you can add a thoughtful line that suits your relationship and recent circumstances, it will warm the recipient’s heart.
Here, we introduce plenty of ideas for short messages you can use in New Year’s cards.
Send heartfelt words to those who matter to you and make it a lovely greeting to start the new year!
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A Clever Touch for New Year’s Cards! A Collection of Memorable Message Ideas (11–20)
May every moment of each day become a wonderful memory in the future.
Looking back, even the smallest moments can become memories, can’t they? It’s fun to reminisce with someone you spent those times with—saying, “Remember how it was back then?” Of course, there are also times when we quietly savor memories on our own.
This is a message filled with the wish that, with the new year, each day will become even more fulfilling.
If this sentence were added to a New Year’s card, it would leave you feeling refreshed.
These are words that can inspire the feeling, “Starting today, I’ll face each day with a renewed spirit.”
Wishing you all good health and happiness.
The key point of this phrase is the addition of ‘minasama no’ (everyone’s).
Even without it, your consideration for the other person comes across, but including it conveys care for all the people around the recipient—their family, friends, and others.
It makes one happy to realize there’s someone wishing not only for their own well-being, but also for the health and happiness of those around them.
As a stylish line to add to a New Year’s card, why not deliver this message in a smart, refined way?
I hope this year will be a year of even greater progress.
For those who have goals or are absorbed in their hobbies day by day, try adding, “I hope this year will be a year of even greater leaps for you.” “Leap forward” means making significant progress or achieving results.
Even if you can’t meet often or spend time together, it conveys the feeling that you’re watching over them from afar and cheering them on.
Just knowing there’s someone thinking of you warms the heart and makes you feel more positive.
Why not write your message with care, picturing their smiling face?
Let’s make it a great year for both of us!
“Let’s make it a wonderful year all the way through!”—it’s a warm message, isn’t it? Wishing for a good year is a classic phrase for New Year’s cards.
But because it says “together,” it conveys not only closeness but also the sense of being teammates working toward the same goal.
Try sending it to friends you consider comrades, like classmates you cooperate with regularly or teammates from a club.
Put your feelings and thoughts into this short phrase.
May this year bring many heartwarming moments.
When you hear the words “heartwarming moments,” what kind of times come to mind? Time spent with family, chats with friends, moments when a movie or a novel moves your heart… I’m sure each of you has your own wonderful moments.
This message is a short wish that many such warm, comforting times will come your way in the New Year.
It’s something you’d write while hoping for that person’s happiness and gentle days.
Adding “for you” at the beginning can make it feel even more personal and friendly.
I hope this early spring finds you in good health.
“Sukoyaka” means that both the mind and body are healthy and robust.
This expression conveys the joy that the other person has welcomed a healthy and good New Year.
Also, “zonjimasu” is the polite form of “to think” or “to know,” so it is recommended as a phrase to add when addressing superiors or elderly people.
When sending New Year’s greeting cards to someone important, you’ll want to use more polite language than usual and add a slightly sophisticated touch.
The recipient may be impressed and think, “This person uses very polite and refined expressions.”
Witty One-Liners to Add to Your New Year’s Cards! A Collection of Memorable Message Ideas (21–30)
Please take good care of yourself during this severe cold.
How about the refined phrase “In this time of severe cold, please take good care of yourself”? Here, ori means “time” or “occasion” and is used as a polite expression.
And jiai literally means “self-love,” that is, to value oneself and look after one’s health.
It’s a very courteous way to convey the feeling of “It’s bitterly cold, so please mind your health.” The recipient will likely be pleased, thinking, “What a stylish turn of phrase.” Since it suits anyone—friends, relatives, former colleagues—try adding it to your New Year’s cards.