祝い

いわい ゆわい

congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift

祝

はふり ほうり しゅく

public holiday

お祝い

おいわい

congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift

褌祝い

へこいわい ふんどしいわい たふさぎいわい

coming of age ceremony where boys get a new loincloth and girls a new underskirt

祝い事

いわいごと はぎごと

celebration, auspicious occasion

祝い肴

いわいざかな

accompaniment to a drink served at celebrations (such as New Year)

祝い箸

いわいばし

festive chopsticks, thick round chopsticks used on festive occasions

祝い酒

いわいざけ

celebratory drink, celebratory spirits, holiday cheer

祝い物

いわいもの いわいぶつ

congratulatory gift

前祝い

まえいわい

celebration anticipation

祝い歌

いわいうた いわいか

festive poem or song

内祝い

うちいわい

gift for close relatives or friends (given on the occasion of a family celebration)

帯祝い

おびいわい

obi-tying ceremony designed to ensure safe birth of a child

嫁祝い

よめいわい

traditional koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred wooden pole to ensure her fertility

祝い着

いわいぎ

festive dress

祝い棒

いわいぼう

sacred wooden pole used in certain traditional koshogatsu ceremonies

祝い言

いわいごと

congratulatory words, prayer for happiness

賀の祝い

longevity celebration (of age 42, 61, 70, 77, 80, 88, 90 or 99)

新築祝い

しんちくいわい

housewarming (party)