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メリクリ・めりくり

merikuri

Definition

Expression

  1. Merry Christmas

Etymology

Shortened form of メリークリスマス merii kurisumasu, itself borrowed from the English expression "Merry Christmas".

Notes

The expression was largely popularized through the song メリクリ merikuri (2004), by BoA.

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OrthographyForm
Kanaメリクリ
めりくり
Romanizationmerikuri

意味:ハッピークリスマス、メリークリスマス

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). メリクリ・めりくり : merikuri | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1592/merikuri/.