慶事
Meanings
1
happy event; auspicious event; occasion for congratulations
Refers to a congratulatory or auspicious life or family event, such as a wedding, birth, or promotion. Often paired contrastively with 弔事, a mourning or condolence event.
Antonyms: 弔事
This year, happy events among our relatives came one after another.
When we heard the news of the auspicious event, the whole family was delighted.
Usage patterns
- 〈家〉に慶事があるthere is a happy occasion in a family/household
The Tanaka family has had one happy occasion after another this year.
- 慶事を祝うto celebrate a happy occasion
The whole company celebrated the happy occasion of the new president's appointment.
- 慶事に恵まれるto be blessed with a happy occasion
This was a year blessed with happy occasions like weddings and births.