noun
happy event; auspicious occasion; celebration
Refers to a joyful or fortunate event such as a wedding, birth, or promotion. Often used in formal or congratulatory contexts.
今年は家族に喜び事が続いた。
This year, our family had a series of happy events.
友人の
We gathered to celebrate our friend's happy occasion.
祝い事 emphasizes the act of celebration or a festive event, while 喜び事 focuses on the joyful nature of the event itself.
Compound of 喜び (joy) and 事 (thing, event). The kanji 慶 is a formal variant of 喜 used in celebratory contexts.