Onyomi: シュウ, シュク · Kunyomi: いわ.う · Meanings: celebrate, congratulate
Kanji for celebrate, congratulate
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祝 is made from the altar radical 礻 and the character 兄. In ancient times, people prayed at an altar and spoke words of joy. These prayers were offered to wish happiness and good fortune, so 祝 came to mean to celebrate or congratulate.
祝 means offering happy words and wishes.
Imagine people praying at an altar ????????, smiling and wishing happiness to someone. That act of celebration is 祝.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 祝い | いわい | congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 祝 | しゅく | public holiday | Noun |
| 祝 | はふり | junior Shinto priest | Noun |
| 祝日 | しゅくじつ | national holiday, public holiday | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 祝う | いわう | to celebrate, to congratulate, to observe (a festival) | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb |
| 祝福 | しゅくふく | celebration (of a joyous occasion), blessing, giving one's blessing, wishing (someone) good luck | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 祝辞 | しゅくじ | congratulatory address | common Noun |
| 祝電 | しゅくでん | congratulatory telegram | common Noun |
| 祝宴 | しゅくえん | celebratory banquet, feast | Noun |
| 祝詞 | のりと | ritual prayer, invocation of the gods participating in a rite | Noun |