Japanese

いわう
Meaning: to celebrate; to congratulate; to observe (a festival)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 祝う 祝わない
Polite 祝います 祝いません
Past 祝った 祝わなかった
Polite + Past 祝いました 祝いませんでした
Te-form 祝って 祝わなくて
Potential 祝える 祝えない
Passive 祝われる 祝われない
Causative 祝わせる 祝わせない
Causative + Passive 祝わされる 祝わされない
Imperative 祝え 祝うな

Handwriting

祝
う

Example sentences

I celebrated my friend's marriage from the bottom of my heart.
新しい命の誕生を家族全員で祝った。
The whole family celebrated the birth of a new life.
家族全員が集まって、クリスマスを祝うのが我が家の恒例だ。
It is a tradition in our home for the whole family to gather and celebrate Christmas.
卒業生たちは、新しい門出を祝って笑顔で写真を撮った。
The graduates took photos with smiles, celebrating their new beginning.
クリスマスはイエス・キリストの誕生を祝う日だ。
Christmas is the day to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
創立十周年を祝って式典が行われた。
A ceremony was held to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the foundation.
二人の門出を祝う。
We celebrate the couple's new beginning.
祖母は今年で百歳を迎え、長寿を祝った。
My grandmother celebrated her longevity upon turning 100 this year.
老舗の料亭で祖父の米寿を祝った。
We celebrated my grandfather's 88th birthday at a long-established ryotei.
新郎新婦の門出を祝うために、盛大な祝宴が催された。
A grand celebratory banquet was held to celebrate the new beginning for the bride and groom.

Usage Notes

Used for happy events like birthdays, weddings, or traditional festivals.

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