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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 4Level 24

Verbs with «祝»

祝う祝福する

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. congratulation
  2. congratulations
  3. celebration
  4. festival
  5. congratulatory gift

Popular Usage

お祝い祝い祝う祝日

Radicals and components

Radical示spirit礻variant
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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

Celebrate. 礻 (altar) + 兄 (a person with mouth open) — saying a blessing at an altar.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 祝

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