Abbreviation of 祝日 (しゅくじつ). Used in contexts like calendars, schedules, and signs.
See also: 祝日
Public holidays are shown in red on the calendar.
celebration of
Prefix used in compound words to indicate a celebratory event or congratulatory context.
Send a congratulatory telegram.
The banner read 'Congratulations on winning the national tournament.'
May 5th is marked in red on the calendar with '祝' to show it's a holiday.
祝 is used only as a bound prefix in compounds like 祝電, whereas 祝い is a free-standing noun meaning 'a celebration' or 'a congratulatory gift'.
The kanji 祝 means 'celebrate' or 'congratulate'. The reading しゅく is the on'yomi, used in compounds. The abbreviation sense derives from 祝日.
victory celebration
celebration; ceremony; festivities
congratulatory telegram
gun salute; salute of guns
congratulations; congratulatory feeling
celebrating in advance; advance blessing
celebration; congratulatory ceremony
shrine maiden; ancient priest
congratulation; celebration
congratulate; celebrate
consecration; sanctification
benediction; blessing
ancient Chinese god of fire (or spring) · disastrous fire; conflagration
saint's day; name day