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祝いわい
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Meanings
Noun
1. congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival
2. congratulatory gift; present
Other spellings
祝いわい斎いわい
Kanji used
祝celebrate
Kanji in other spellings
斎religious purification
Pitch accent
いわい
いわい
Used in vocabulary
祝いわい事ごと
celebration; auspicious occasion
Noun
内うち祝いわい
gift for close relatives or friends (given on the occasion of a family celebration); family celebration; private celebration
Noun
祝いわい言ごと
congratulatory words; prayer for happiness
Noun
前まえ祝いわい
advance celebration
Noun
頌いわいうた
festive poem or song; congratulatory form (of waka)
Noun
祝いわい酒ざけ
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
Noun
結けっ婚こん祝いわい
wedding present
Noun
祝いわい着ぎ
festive dress
Noun
出しゅっ産さん祝いわい
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift; push present; push gift
Noun
誕たん生じょう祝いわい
birthday celebration
Noun
帯おび祝いわい
obi-tying ceremony designed to ensure safe birth of a child
Noun
祝いわい物もの
congratulatory gift
Noun
Examples4
I wired him a message of congratulation on his graduation.
Many children dressed up for the Shichigosan Festival.
My father gave me a watch for my birthday.
In spite of our congratulations, he frowned and turned away.