# 祝 — celebrate

祝 means “celebrate”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: シュク (shuku), シュウ (shuu). Kun'yomi: いわ(う) (iwau). You'll see it in words such as 祝い (iwai, “congratulation; congratulations”).

- Meaning: celebrate
- On'yomi: シュク (shuku), シュウ (shuu)
- Kun'yomi: いわ(う) (iwau)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Belief & custom

## How to remember 祝

Parts: 礻 altar · 兄 older brother

## Words with 祝

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 祝い | いわい (iwai) | congratulation; congratulations |
| 祝う | いわう (iwau) | to celebrate; to congratulate |
| お祝い | おいわい (oiwai) | congratulation; congratulations |

## Don't confuse it with

[呪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/curse/) · [況](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/situation/) · [克](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/overcome/)

## More in the “Belief & custom” set

[仏](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/buddha/) · [恵](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/grace/) · [祝](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/celebrate/) · [拝](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/worship/) · [祈](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pray/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/celebrate/. Last updated 2026-11-01.