Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 目出度い(めでたい) in Japanese

目出度い, 芽出度い, 愛でたい
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
めでたい
Romaji
medetai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjective (keiyoushi)
    Meaning
    happy; auspicious; propitious; joyous
    Example sentence
    第二は男のって。これたく一姫二太郎ってわけね。 Your second child is a boy? Lucky you! Things are going according to the saying - Have a girl first and a boy next.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    naive
    Example sentence
    その一件はめでたく落着するだろう The affair will come to a happy conclusion.

Examples of 目出度い, 芽出度い, 愛でたい, めでたい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

8 strokes

bud, sprout, spear, germ

On'Yomi: ガ

Kun'Yomi: め

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JLPT 3

13 strokes

love, affection, favourite

On'Yomi: アイ

Kun'Yomi: いと.しい, かな.しい, め.でる, お.しむ, まな

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JLPT 4

9 strokes

degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences

On'Yomi: ド, ト, タク

Kun'Yomi: たび, -た.い

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

On'Yomi: モク, ボク

Kun'Yomi: め, -め, ま-

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

On'Yomi: シュツ, スイ

Kun'Yomi: で.る, -で, だ.す, -だ.す, い.でる, い.だす

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