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賀儀 (がぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

賀が儀ぎ

Meanings

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noun

celebratory ceremony; celebration

A formal or literary term for a congratulatory event or ritual. Not used in everyday conversation; more common in written or ceremonial contexts.

賀が儀ぎの席せきで祝しゅく辞じを述のべた。
I gave a congratulatory speech at the celebratory ceremony.

Kanji

賀congratulations, joy
儀ceremony, rule, affair

Similar words

祝しゅく賀が
祝賀 is a more common word for celebration or congratulation, used in both formal and general contexts. 賀儀 is more specifically a formal ceremony.
祝しゅく典てん
祝典 also means a celebratory ceremony or festival, but is slightly more common than 賀儀. 賀儀 carries a more classical or literary tone.

Etymology

Compound of 賀 (congratulation) and 儀 (ceremony, rite). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with formal congratulatory events.