Meet 祝 in words for celebrating milestones and public holidays. Learn each reading with its whole word.
The idea
祝 has 9 strokes; follow the linked diagram. 祝う is いわう, お祝い is おいわい, and 祝日 is しゅくじつ. The particle を marks what is celebrated.
Examples
- 友達の誕生日を祝います。We celebrate a friend’s birthday.
- 明日は祝日です。学校は休みです。Tomorrow is a public holiday, so school is closed.
- 妹に卒業のお祝いを贈りました。I gave my sister a gift to celebrate her graduation.
- 家族で結婚をお祝いしました。We celebrated the wedding as a family.
- 先生にお祝いのメッセージを送りました。I sent a congratulatory message to my teacher.
- みんなでチームの勝利を祝いました。Everyone celebrated the team’s victory.
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Watch out
祝日 is a public holiday; 休日 is a day off and need not be a public holiday. Do not read 祝日 as いわいび.
Try it yourself
Write the reading of 祝う in hiragana.
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いわう
祝う is いわう: the verb means to celebrate.
Write the reading of 祝日 in hiragana.
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しゅくじつ
祝日 is しゅくじつ: it means a public holiday.
Choose the missing kanji: ＿日（しゅくじつ）［祝／兄］.
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祝
祝 completes 祝日, read しゅくじつ; 兄 alone does not form this word.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
Write the reading of 祝う in hiragana.
Write the reading of 祝日 in hiragana.
Choose the missing kanji: ＿日（しゅくじつ）［祝／兄］.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write 祝 using the diagram, then cover the readings and make a sentence with お祝い.