JLPT N3 · Noun

祝い (iwai)

祝い (いわい, iwai) is a Japanese noun meaning “congratulation; congratulations”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: いわい
Romaji: iwai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival · noun
congratulatory gift; present · noun

Example sentences

私は彼の卒業祝いに電報を打った。

I wired him a message of congratulation on his graduation.

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

Kanji in 祝い

祝

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 祝い.

お祝いおいわいcongratulation祝ういわうto celebrate祝日しゅくじつnational holiday祝賀しゅくがcelebration

Source: JMdict entry 1337370 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.