Vocabulary

What does お祝い (おいわい, oiwai) mean?

お祝い (おいわい, oiwai) means congratulations, celebration; a congratulatory gift.

Quick facts
Readingおいわい
Romajioiwai
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
おいわい
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonoiwai

congratulations, celebration; a congratulatory gift

  1. 1noun congratulation; congratulations; celebration
  2. 2noun congratulatory gift; present

Example sentences

  • Today we're celebrating my older sister's birthday.

  • I sent a wedding gift to my friend.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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