お祝い

• 読み: おいわい
• ローマ字: oiwai
• 漢字の分解: 祝 (shuku/iwa) — celebrate, congratulate
• 発音: /o.i.wa.i/

意味

Congratulations; celebration; a celebratory gift. Expressing joy for a happy occasion.

The honorific form of 祝い (iwai, celebration). Used both as a noun meaning celebration/congratulatory gift and as a greeting. Common occasions include birthdays, weddings, graduations, and New Year. お祝いを贈る means to give a celebratory gift.

例文

1. 結婚のお祝いに花を贈りました。
2. お祝いの言葉をありがとうございます。
3. 友達の合格のお祝いをしました。

使い方ガイド

場面: celebrations, gift-giving, greetings

トーン: warm

起源と歴史

From 祝い (iwai), the noun form of 祝う (iwau, to celebrate). The kanji 祝 combines 示 (altar) and 兄 (elder brother/person), originally depicting a person praying at an altar for blessings.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal