いわ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to celebrate; to congratulate; to observe (a festival)
2. to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration
3. to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
Kanji used
celebrate
Pitch accent
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Examples (22 in total)
How did you celebrate your birthday?
We celebrate Tanabata in July.
They congratulated him on his marriage.
We congratulated her on her engagement.
They celebrate Christmas with presents.
It was a party to celebrate her birthday.
We congratulated him on passing the examinations.
We celebrated the New Year with a party.
In China, they celebrate New Year by the lunar calendar.
My friends congratulated me on my success.
Villagers were going to celebrate the wine festival.
They raised their glasses and toasted to their success.
I called up my friend to congratulate him on his success.
It is said that Japanese people don't celebrate Christmas the way Americans do.
We celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary yesterday.
She planned a birthday dinner for her cousin.
They celebrated his success by opening a bottle of wine.
We will celebrate Eid ul-Fitr tomorrow.
On February 14th, Americans celebrate Valentine's Day.
Thai Air celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
We congratulated him on winning a gold medal.
He congratulated his son on being a top prizewinner.