祝い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
いわ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
祝い (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From the (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (いわ) (iwau, to celebrate).

Pronunciation

Noun

(いわ) • (iwaiいはひ (ifafi)?

  1. a celebration
  2. a gift or present

See also

Verb

(いわ) • (iwai

  1. stem or continuative form of 祝う (iwau) [godan]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN