祝う (いわう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

祝う (いわう) means to celebrate / to congratulate.

See example sentences below.

祝う at a glance

祝う

いわうiwau

N3verb

to celebrate / to congratulate

祝ういわうiwauN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to celebrate / to congratulate

Example 1

友だちの誕生日を祝いました。

Translation

I celebrated my friend's birthday.

Example 2

合格をみんなで祝おう。

Translation

Let's all celebrate the success.