祝しゅく電でん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

congratulatory telegram

A telegram sent to express congratulations, typically for weddings, births, or other celebrations. Still used in formal contexts, though less common in the digital age.

結けっ婚こん式しきに祝しゅく電でんを送おくった。
I sent a congratulatory telegram for the wedding.
会かい場じょうにはたくさんの祝しゅく電でんが飾かざられていた。
Many congratulatory telegrams were displayed at the venue.

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Usage patterns

祝しゅく電でんを送おくるto send a congratulatory telegram
結けっ婚こん式しきに出しゅっ席せきできなかったので、祝しゅく電でんを送おくった。
Since I couldn't attend the wedding, I sent a congratulatory telegram instead.
祝しゅく電でんを打うつto send off a congratulatory telegram (traditional phrasing)
上じょう司しの結けっ婚こんを祝いわって祝しゅく電でんを打うった。
We sent a congratulatory telegram to celebrate our boss's wedding.
祝しゅく電でんが届とどくfor a congratulatory telegram to arrive
披ひ露ろう宴えんの前まえに多おおくの祝しゅく電でんが届とどいた。
Many congratulatory telegrams arrived before the reception.
祝しゅく電でんを読よむto read out a congratulatory telegram (at a reception)
司し会かい者しゃが祝しゅく電でんを読よみ上あげた。
The emcee read the congratulatory telegrams aloud.