Kanji

祝

celebrate, congratulate

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

示部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シュク, シュウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

いわう

Nanori (Name Reading)

い, いわい, とき, のり, はじめ, ほう, よし

Common Readings

シュウ, シュク, いわ…う

Example sentences

祝福 しゅくふく
二人 結婚 から 祝福した

I heartily congratulated them on their marriage.

司教 しきょう
司教 ミサ 人々 祝福 与えた

The bishop gave blessings to the people during the mass.

お祝い おいわい
友達 結婚 お祝い 花束 贈りました

I gave a bouquet as a celebration for my friend's wedding.

お返し おかえし
お祝い いただいた ので 丁寧 お返しした

Since I received a gift, I politely returned the favor.

祝う いわう
友達 結婚 心から 祝った

I celebrated my friend's marriage from the bottom of my heart.

誕生 たんじょう
新しい 誕生 家族 全員 祝った

The whole family celebrated the birth of a new life.

祝い いわい
友人 結婚 祝い 素敵 食器 セット 贈った

I gave a lovely set of tableware as a wedding gift for my friend.

たい
祝い 欠かせない

Sea bream is indispensable for celebratory occasions.

祝する しゅくする
友人 結婚 祝した

I celebrated my friend's marriage.

乾杯 かんぱい
昇進 祝して みんな 乾杯 した

We all toasted to celebrate his promotion.

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