慶ぶ
よろこぶ
to be delighted, to be glad, to congratulate
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Examples
合格の知らせを聞いて、家族みんなが慶んだ。
ごうかくのしらせをきいて、かぞくみんながよろこんだ。
The whole family was delighted to hear the news that I had passed.
皆様のご健康を心よりお慶び申し上げます。
みなさまのごけんこうをこころよりおよろこびもうしあげます。
I sincerely celebrate your good health.
新年をお慶び申し上げます。
しんねんをおよろこびもうしあげます。
My congratulations on the New Year.
Common patterns
- お慶び申し上げます
- I offer my congratulations (formal)
- 新年をお慶び申し上げます
- New Year greetings
- 心から慶ぶ
- to be delighted from the heart
Memory tip
The everyday spelling is 喜ぶ. 慶ぶ is reserved for congratulation on a happy occasion and appears almost only in set greetings such as 謹んで新年をお慶び申し上げます on New Year cards — recognize it in print, write 喜ぶ yourself.
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