祝い (Iwai) is a Japanese noun meaning “congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival”.
Meanings
- nouncongratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival
- nouncongratulatory gift; present
Examples
父は誕生日の祝いに時計をくれた。
My father gave me a watch for my birthday.
私は彼の卒業祝いに電報を打った。
I wired him a message of congratulation on his graduation.
多くの子供たちが七五三の祝いに着飾っていた。
Many children dressed up for the Shichigosan Festival.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).