Illustration: In a Japanese family's living room, new parents sit together holding their newborn while grandparents gather close with delighted faces. One grandparent presents a carefully wrapped gift with a decorative cord knot, and another gently applauds without approaching the sleeping baby's ears.

JLPT N2i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

おめでたい

omedetai

worthy of celebration, auspicious

It can also mean naive in a critical remark. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. それ自体じたいはおめでたいことですが、1つ気き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.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 一般いっぱんにおめでたい存在そんざい、縁起物えんぎものとされる。

    They are supposed to be auspicious existence and lucky charms.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. これら正装用せいそうようの着物きものは原則的げんそくてきに結婚式けっこんしき・叙勲じょくんなどの儀式ぎしき・茶会ちゃかいなど格かくの高たかい席せきやおめでたい儀式ぎしきで着用ちゃくようされる。

    In principle, these formal kimono are worn for formal ceremonial occasions like wedding ceremonies and conferment ceremonies of decoration and tea parties, and auspicious ceremonies.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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