Word details
おめでたい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word おめでたい.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Polite
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); joyous; auspicious
Examples
それ自体はおめでたいことですが、１つ気になるコメントがありました。
This is a really good thing, but one comment keeps bothering me.
2
naive; too good-natured; gullible; foolish; simple
Examples
そんな話にだまされるなんて、よくよくおめでたいね。
You must be very naive to be taken in by such a story.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
目
eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
5 strokesFrequency 76JLPT N4Grade 1
On
モクボク
Kun
め-めま-
Nanori
さかんさがんさっかさつか
出
exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
5 strokesFrequency 13JLPT N4Grade 1
On
シュツスイ
Kun
で.る-でだ.す-だ.すい.でるい.だす
Nanori
いずいづいでじすっすつてん
度
degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences, consider, attitude
9 strokesFrequency 110JLPT N3Grade 3
On
ドトタク
Kun
たび-た.い
Nanori
のり
芽
bud, sprout, spear, germ
8 strokesFrequency 1,691JLPT N1Grade 4
On
ガ
Kun
め
Nanori
じめぐ
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