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祝

celebrate
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingシュク、シュウ
Kun readingいわ.う
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. celebrateRtK
  2. congratulate
    彼は息子が一等賞をとったことを祝った。He congratulated his son on being a top prizewinner.tatoeba
    彼は私の成功を祝ってくれた。He congratulated me on my success.tatoeba
  1. to celebrate
  2. to congratulate
  3. to observe (a festival)
  4. to present (a gift) in celebration
  5. to drink in celebration

Popular Usage

お祝い祝い祝う祝日

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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altar (示) · elder brother · teenager · mouth (口) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1170

Compound words

お祝いおいわい
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival; congratulatory gift
祝いいわい
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival; congratulatory gift
祝ういわう
to celebrate; to congratulate; to observe (a festival); to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration
祝日しゅくじつ
national holiday; public holiday
慶祝けいしゅく
congratulation; celebration
祝賀しゅくが
celebration; congratulations
祝儀しゅうぎ
celebration; celebratory event; wedding ceremony; congratulatory gift; tip
祝辞しゅくじ
congratulatory address
祝電しゅくでん
congratulatory telegram
祝杯しゅくはい
toast; congratulatory cup
祝福しゅくふく
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; wishing (someone) good luck; blessing (from God)
祝宴しゅくえん
celebratory banquet
祝祷しゅくとう
benediction
祝盃しゅくはい
toast
巫祝ふしゅく
shrine maiden
結婚祝けっこんいわい
wedding present
言祝ぐことほぐ
to congratulate
祝い着いわいぎ
festive dress
褌祝いへこいわい
coming of age ceremony where boys get a new loincloth and girls a new underskirt
結婚祝いけっこんいわい
wedding present
誕生祝いたんじょういわい
birthday celebration
祝福するしゅくふくする
to celebrate; to bless

Additional Examples

彼は親切にも私の誕生日のお祝いに招いてくれた。
He was very kind to invite me to his birthday party.tatoeba
彼は私に祝電を打ってよこした。
He sent me his congratulations by wire.tatoeba
お祝いの水引をかたどったもの。
It's a salad whose color arrangement is similar to that of a ceremonial red-and-white paper string.wiki
家族でお供物を頂き子の成長をお祝いする。
All family members eat the offerings they bring back and celebrate the children's happy growth.wiki
収穫を祝う祭事。
The festival celebrates a harvest.wiki
成人を祝う儀礼は古くからあった。
A ceremony celebrating the attainment of manhood has been held since the ancient times.wiki
日本の国民の祝日の一つ。
It is one of the national holidays in Japan.wiki
休館日：毎週月曜と祝日の翌日
Closed days: Mondays and days following national holidayswiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 祝

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