祝い

• 読み: いわい
• ローマ字: iwai
• 漢字の分解: 祝 (shuku/iwai) — celebrate, congratulate; contains 礻(deity) radical
• 発音: /i.wa.i/

意味

Celebration; congratulation; festivity. An event or gift marking a happy occasion.

A noun derived from the verb 祝う (to celebrate). Often used with the honorific prefix お as お祝い, which is more common in everyday speech. Refers to both the celebration itself and congratulatory gifts. Common in expressions like お祝いを言う (to offer congratulations), お祝いを贈る (to give a congratulatory gift), and 結婚祝い (wedding gift).

例文

1. 友達の誕生日にお祝いを贈った。
2. 合格のお祝いに食事に行こう。
3. 結婚祝いに何を買えばいいか迷っている。

使い方ガイド

場面: ceremonies, gift-giving, social occasions

トーン: festive

起源と歴史

From the verb 祝う (iwau, to celebrate). The kanji 祝 combines 礻(示, altar/deity) and 兄, originally depicting a person praying before an altar for blessings.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal