Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N2

1184 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: celebrate, congratulate

Kunyomi: いわ.う

Onyomi: シュク シュウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: しめすへん

Meaning: sign

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

賀会(しゅくがかい)   celebration

日(しゅくじつ)   national holiday

福する(しゅくふくする)   bless

儀(ごしゅうぎ)   congratulatory gift (money)

う(いわう)   celebrate

Onyomi Examples

シュク public holiday, celebration (of)

シュクガ celebration, congratulations

ケイシュク congratulation, celebration

ホウシュク celebration

シュウギ celebration, celebratory event, wedding ceremony, congratulatory gift, tip, gratuity

儀袋 シュウギブクロ special envelope for monetary gifts

Kunyomi Examples

いわう to celebrate, to congratulate, to observe (a festival), to present (a gift) in celebration, to drink in celebration, to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.), to pray for