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喜び事 (yorokobigoto) Japanese meaning: happy event | Kotomora

喜よろこび事ごと

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Meanings

1

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.

今年ことしは家か族ぞくに喜よろこび事

ごと

が

続つづ

い

た

。

This year, our family had a series of happy events.

友ゆう人じんの喜よろこび事ごとを祝いわうために集あつまった。

We gathered to celebrate our friend's happy occasion.

Kanji

喜rejoice, take pleasure in
事matter, thing, fact
慶jubilation, congratulate, rejoice

Related words

祝いわい事ごと
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.

Written forms

喜よろこび事ごと
Standard kanji spelling for 'happy event'.
喜よろこびごと
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, common in everyday writing.
慶よろこび事ごと
Formal or ceremonial kanji variant using 慶, often seen in congratulatory contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 喜び (joy) and 事 (thing, event). The kanji 慶 is a formal variant of 喜 used in celebratory contexts.