Meaning

Primary

Congratulation

Alternatives

Congratulations, Celebration, Festival, Congratulatory Gift

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

This is the noun version of the kanji celebrate, so when you put a before it to raise it up, it means congratulations! When someone has something to celebrate you should congratulate them.

Reading

おいわい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You learned this reading already so you should be able to read it!

Context

Context Sentences

引っ越しのお祝いを渡さなくちゃいけないわね。

We have to bring a moving gift.

Kanji Composition