Meaning of 祝い in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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祝い, 祝JLPT 3
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Kana Readingいわい
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Romajiiwai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival; congratulatory gift
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Example Sentences
祝い, 祝, いわい used in context
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My father gave me a watch for my birthday.
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Many children dressed up for the Shichigosan Festival.
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私達が祝いの言葉をかけたのに、彼は眉をひそめてそっぽを向いた。
In spite of our congratulations, he frowned and turned away.
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I wired him a message of congratulation on his graduation.
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We celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary yesterday.
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