めでたい
Also written 目出度い, 愛でたい, 芽出度い
Meanings
Example sentences
- そんな話にだまされるなんて、よくよくおめでたいね。
You must be very naive to be taken in by such a story. - あいつは本当におめでたい人間だ。
He is really a perfect idiot. - 第二子は男の子だって。これでめでたく一姫二太郎ってわけだね。
Your second child is a boy? Lucky you! Things are going according to the saying - Have a girl first and a boy next. - それ自体はおめでたいことですが、１つ気になるコメントがありました。
This is a really good thing, but one comment keeps bothering me.
Common phrases
- おめでたい (matter) for congratulations
Words containing めでたい
- 覚えがめでたい (おぼえがめでたい) to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust
- 御覚えがめでたい (おおぼえがめでたい) to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust