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祝い事 (いわいごと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

祝いわい事ごと

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わ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

celebration; auspicious occasion

Refers to a festive event or happy occasion, such as a wedding, birth, or New Year celebration.

今こん月げつは祝いわい事ごとが続つづいて忙いそがしい。
This month is busy with one celebration after another.
祝いわい事ごとには赤せき飯

はん

を

炊た

く

習しゅう

慣かん

が

ある

。

There is a custom of cooking red rice for auspicious occasions.

Written forms

祝いわい事ごとUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
祝事Usage5%
- いわいごと
  Less common variant; may also be read はぎごと in older texts.
- はぎごと
  out-dated reading
祝いわいごと
Mixed kana-kanji spelling sometimes used for clarity or in informal writing.
はぎごと
out-dated reading

Kanji

祝celebrate, congratulate
事matter, thing, fact

Similar words

お祝いわい
お祝い is a more general term for celebration or congratulation, often used for gifts or congratulatory words, while 祝い事 specifically refers to the festive event itself.
祭まつり
祭り is a festival, often public or religious, whereas 祝い事 is a private or family celebration.

Etymology

Compound of 祝い (celebration) + 事 (thing, matter).