Lingaku祝う【いわう】
Frequency rank: 5,560. – 5,565.
- to celebrate; to congratulate; to observe (a festival)
- to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration
- to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
Godan verb with 'u' ending; transitive verb
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- to celebrate; to congratulate; to observe (a festival)
- to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration
- to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
This meaning is used when referring to the act of honoring or commemorating an event, often with joyful activities or gatherings.
This meaning is used when giving gifts or toasting drinks as part of a festive occasion or celebration.
I brought a gift to celebrate my friend's wedding.
This meaning conveys the act of hoping or praying for positive outcomes and wishes for someone's wellbeing or success.
Generated collocations (experimental)
いわう祝うをするto celebrateたんじょうび誕生日をいわう祝うto celebrate a birthdayけっこん結婚をいわう祝うto celebrate a weddingいわう祝うことば言葉words of congratulationsしゅくがかい祝賀会celebration partyいわいざけ祝酒celebratory drinkおいわいお祝いをするto present a gift in celebrationじんじゃ神社でいわう祝うto celebrate at a shrineこううん幸運をいわう祝うto celebrate good fortuneしゅくふく祝福のめっせえじメッセージmessage of congratulationsしんねん新年をいわう祝うto celebrate the New Yearとくべつ特別なおいわいお祝いspecial celebrationいわう祝うためにあつまる集まるto gather to celebrateねがい願いをこめて込めていわう祝うto celebrate with a wishしゅくじつ祝日をいわう祝うto celebrate a holiday
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She planned a birthday dinner for her cousin.
They celebrated his success by opening a bottle of wine.
He congratulated his son on being a top prizewinner.
We gave a party in celebration of his 70th birthday.
It is said that Japanese people don't celebrate Christmas the way Americans do.
In China, they celebrate New Year by the lunar calendar.