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What does 祝う (いわう, iwau) mean?

祝う (いわう, iwau) means to celebrate, to congratulate.

Quick facts
Readingいわう
Romajiiwau
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
いわう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommoniwau

to celebrate, to congratulate

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to celebrate; to congratulate; to observe (a festival)
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

Example sentences

  • Everyone celebrates the New Year together.

  • The whole family celebrated my mother's birthday.

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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.

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