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祝賀 (しゅくが) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
celebration ; congratulations
Formal term for celebrating an event or achievement, often used in official or public contexts. Functions as a noun, can take する to mean 'to celebrate', and can modify nouns with の.
祝しゅく 賀が 会かい に は 多おお く の 来らい 賓ひん が 出しゅっ 席せき し た 。
Many guests attended the congratulatory reception.
Similar words お 祝いわ い More general and everyday term for celebration or gift; 祝賀 is more formal and often used for public or national events.
祝いわ う Common verb meaning 'to celebrate'; 祝賀する is a more formal, often written, alternative.
Etymology Compound of 祝 (しゅく, 'celebrate') and 賀 (が, 'congratulate'), both kanji carrying celebratory meanings. The word is of Sino-Japanese origin.
