お祝い【おいわい】
Frequency rank: 7,270. – 7,278.
- congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festivalhonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languagesee also 祝い
- congratulatory gift; presentsee also 祝い
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Generated definitions (experimental)
- congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival
- congratulatory gift; present
This meaning refers to expressing joy or festivity, often in response to good news, achievements, or significant events. It's commonly used during various celebrations such as weddings, birthdays, or festivals.
This meaning refers to a gift given to someone to congratulate them on a special occasion or achievement. It's typically offered as a gesture of goodwill and celebration.
I sent flowers as a congratulatory gift for my friend’s childbirth.
Generated collocations (experimental)
おいわいお祝いをするto celebrateおいわいお祝いのことば言葉words of congratulationsおいわいお祝いのせき席celebratory gatheringおいわいお祝いのぷれぜんとプレゼントcongratulatory giftおいわいお祝いのめっせえじメッセージcongratulatory messageけっこん結婚のおいわいお祝いwedding celebrationたんじょうび誕生日のおいわいお祝いbirthday celebrationおいわいお祝いのしょくじ食事celebratory mealおいわいお祝いをおくる贈るto send a congratulatory giftおいわいお祝いのしな品celebratory item
Example sentences
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My father bought me a digital watch for birthday present.
He was very kind to invite me to his birthday party.
We gave a party in celebration of his 70th birthday.
It made me nervous when I was asked by the host to offer some words of congratulation.
We celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary yesterday.
Please accept this gift for the celebration on your wedding.
The contract is in the bag, so let's go out and celebrate.
The students cheered in honor of Dr. Baker's birthday.
The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good.
Please accept our heartiest congratulations on the marriage of your son.
May happiness and joy come to you as you celebrate this joyous day.
Quite a few people have been invited to celebrate the couple's anniversary.