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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Witty One-Liners to Add to Your New Year’s Cards! A Collection of Memorable Message Ideas (21–30)
I pray that it will be a year full of blessings.
A year full of good fortune literally means that happiness visits often and continues throughout the year.
For someone important to whom you’re sending New Year’s cards, you want them to have a year overflowing with joy, don’t you? The phrase “I pray for you” conveys that you truly care about them, and it’s likely to warm the heart of the person who receives your card.
It’s always nice to know there’s someone who thinks of you.
This message might even prompt them to reach out, saying they’d love to meet after a long time.
It’s a phrase that’s easy to send both to people you’re usually close with and to those who live far away and are hard to see often.
Thank you for the wonderful connection over the past year.
Goen is a word that refers to the bonds and serendipitous connections between people.
Why not add this word to a New Year’s card you’re sending to someone you met last year and grew close to? Adding the phrase “wonderful” deepens the sentiment even more.
It conveys feelings like “I’m glad I met you” and “I’m grateful our paths crossed.” By the way, since the word for “last year” (koyomi: kyonen) contains the nuance of “departing,” it’s best to use “the previous year” (kyūnen) or “last year” (sakunen) in New Year’s cards.
Let’s continue to challenge and improve each other this year as well.
Sesshata kuma refers to encouraging one another and striving and growing together.
Using this phrase conveys not only the determination of “Let’s do our best again this year,” but also a considerate feeling of “I want us to work hard together.” It gives off a powerful sense that says, “They’re working hard too— I can’t fall behind!”—a push on the back.
It’s an easy phrase to send both to people you interact with regularly and to those you only exchange New Year’s cards with, delivering a gentle touch of thoughtfulness in a single line.
I look forward to your continued support this year as well.
As a message to someone you’ve known for many years, we recommend: “I look forward to your continued support this year as well.” Of course, specific phrases like “Let’s go to lunch together again this year” are lovely too, but the words “continued support” convey both everyday gratitude and the wish to spend the new year together.
If you have many things you want to say but can’t quite put them together, why not use this phrase? It allows you to express your feelings to the other person smartly and concisely.
Wishing you a year even better than your fortune slip!
Some of you probably went for your first shrine visit of the year and drew an omikuji.
If your fortune wasn’t so great, you might be feeling a bit uneasy about the new year.
In that case, how about adding this line to your New Year’s card? Instead of saying “happy” or “fun,” try “better than your omikuji.” It shows a nice touch of wit, and it conveys your wish for their happiness in a light, cheerful way without sounding too formal.
If you’d like to add a memorable one-liner to your New Year’s card, feel free to use it.
May we spend many warm, heartfelt moments together.
The choice of the word “warm” seems to give a sense of warmth to a single sheet of paper—a New Year’s card.
Warm moments are surely the time spent leisurely in a room kept at a comfortable temperature, as well as the time spent chatting casually with family or friends.
It’s a wish for someone to enjoy time that brings them peace.
I imagine there are relatives you hardly ever see, but even so, being able to wish for a comfortable time for each other is a truly wonderful thing.
May many moments come when we can spend time together with smiles.
It’s exactly the kind of message you want to send to a friend who has shared both your joys and your hardships.
Life brings good times and bad.
That’s why it’s wonderful when the moments we can spend smiling last even a second longer.
But those who didn’t have a great year may find it hard to face the new year positively.
In times like that, a kind message from you, their friend, might ease their heart a little.
Write these words on your New Year’s card so the coming year overflows with smiles, and so we can support each other.