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[ゆわ(祝)·い]
yuwai
noun, outdated reading

Alternate Written Forms:

[いわ(祝)·い]
iwai
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[いわい(祝)]
iwai
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[いわい(斎)]
iwai
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[ゆわい(祝)]
yuwai
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[ゆわい(斎)]
yuwai
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English Meaning(s) for 祝い

noun
  1. congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival
  2. congratulatory gift; present
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Definition and Synonyms for 祝い

Celebration the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual
Synonyms: 挙行, お祝い, 祝い, 祝う, お祭り, 祭式
Felicitation the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
Synonyms: 寿, 寿, 慶祝, 慶賀, 祝, 祝, お祝い, 祝い, 祝賀, 祝辞, 賀慶
Celebration a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
Synonyms: 喜び事, 祝, 祝, お祝い, 祝い, 祝う, 祝い事, 祝儀, 祝典, 祝宴, 祝言, 祝い言, 祝賀, 祝賀会, お祭り, 祭り, 祭る, 祭式, 祭礼

Meanings for each kanji in 祝い

» celebrate; congratulate

Categories 祝い is a member of

Ritual the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
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Occasion a vaguely specified social event
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Speech Act the use of language to perform some act
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