How to say 'Celebration' in Japanese | 祝い

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The Japanese word for Celebration is 'Iwai', written as 祝い in Japanese.'Celebration' in hiragana is いわい.

word

祝い

Meaning

Celebration

Reading

いわい

iwai

Kanji

祝Celebrate

Explanation

The Japanese noun '祝い (いわい)' means 'celebration'. It refers to an event or occasion where people gather to commemorate or honor something, such as a birthday, wedding, or achievement. This word is often used in formal or festive contexts. For example: We held a celebration for his promotion「彼の昇進の祝いをしました」(かれのしょうしんのいわいをしました). The wedding celebration was beautiful「結婚の祝いは美しかった」(けっこんのいわいはうつくしかった). The word can also be used in compound nouns, such as '誕生日祝い (たんじょうびいわい)' (birthday celebration).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4405

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 祝い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

祝

Meaning

Celebrate

Hiragana in the Word 祝い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 祝い Through the Kanji 祝

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 祝 as well.

word

祝日

Meaning

Holiday

word

お祝い

Meaning

Celebration

word

祝う

Meaning

Celebrate

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'Iwai' means 'Celebration' .

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