祝いわい

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun

Refers to the act or occasion of celebrating a happy event. Often used in phrases like 祝いの席 or 祝いの言葉. The honorific prefix お祝い is very common.

祝いUsage99%
- いわい
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
- ゆわい
  out-dated reading
いわいUsage1%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing or when avoiding kanji.
祝
- いわい
  Abbreviated kanji form, sometimes seen in compounds or formal contexts.
- ゆわい
  out-dated reading
斎
- いわい
  Rare alternative kanji, mostly in older or specialized texts.
- ゆわい
  out-dated reading
ゆわい
out-dated reading

お祝いわい
Polite form with honorific prefix お; more common in formal or respectful contexts, while 祝い alone is slightly more casual or used in compounds.
祝いわう
Verb meaning 'to celebrate' or 'to congratulate'. 祝い is the noun form derived from this verb.

Noun form of the verb 祝う (iwau, 'to celebrate'), from Old Japanese. The kanji 祝 is associated with prayer and celebration.