Word details

嫁祝い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 嫁祝い.

Dictionary

Entry

嫁祝い嫁祝よめいわいNounFreq #284472
1

Historical term

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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

marry into, bride

13 strokesFrequency 1,581JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

よめとつ.ぐい.くゆ.く

celebrate, congratulate

9 strokesFrequency 1,184JLPT N2Grade 4

On

シュクシュウ

Kun

いわ.う

Nanori

のりほぎゆわい

Vocabulary quiz

Build your vocabulary

Add words to your personal quiz list and practice recall with the words you actually look up.

Start Word Quiz