JLPT N3 · Verb

祝う (iwau)

祝う (いわう, iwau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to celebrate; to congratulate”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: いわう
Romaji: iwau
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to celebrate; to congratulate; to observe (a festival) · godan verb, transitive
to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration · godan verb, transitive
to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

今年タイ航空は５０周年記念を祝います。

Thai Air celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 祝う

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	祝う	いわう iwau
Polite (~masu)	祝います	いわいます iwaimasu
Negative	祝わない	いわわない iwawanai
Polite negative	祝いません	いわいません iwaimasen
Past	祝った	いわった iwatta
Polite past	祝いました	いわいました iwaimashita
Negative past	祝わなかった	いわわなかった iwawanakatta
Te-form	祝って	いわって iwatte
Potential	祝える	いわえる iwaeru
Passive	祝われる	いわわれる iwawareru
Causative	祝わせる	いわわせる iwawaseru
Volitional	祝おう	いわおう iwaou
Imperative	祝え	いわえ iwae
Conditional (~ba)	祝えば	いわえば iwaeba

Kanji in 祝う

祝

celebrate, congratulateシュク・シュウ・いわ.う · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 祝う.

お祝いおいわいcongratulation祝いいわいcongratulation祝日しゅくじつnational holiday祝賀しゅくがcelebration

Source: JMdict entry 1337390 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.