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N3 I-adjective

御目出度(おめでた)special, auspicious, happy, naive, innocent, good-natured, gullible, foolish

    Dictionary Definition

    1. I-adjective

      1.

      (matter) for congratulations, worthy of celebration, happy (occasion, ending, etc.), joyous, auspicious

      Polite (teineigo) language, Usually written using kana alone,

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    2. I-adjective

      2.

      naive, too good-natured, gullible, foolish, simple

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    お目出度い 【おめでたい】お芽出度い 【おめでたい】

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    Examples

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      (むすめ)さんの誕生(たんじょう)()ですか?それは御目出度(おめでた)ですね!

      It's your daughter's birthday? What a special occasion!

      • N3

      今日(きょう)御目出度(おめでた)()なのでご馳走(ちそう)()べましょう。

      Today's a special day so let's have a feast.

      • N3

      せっかくの御目出度(おめでた)()なのに(むすめ)風邪(かぜ)にかかってしまった。

      Unfortunately, even though it was my daughter's long awaited birthday, she caught a cold.

      • N3

      まったく御目出度(おめでた)くないのでそんな格好(かっこう)をするのはもうやめてください。

      It's not a special occasion at all, so please stop treating it as such.

      • N3

      こんなに御目出度(おめでた)場面(ばめん)遭遇(そうぐう)する(こと)はなかなかないのでラッキーでした。

      I was lucky because it's not often that I come across such an auspicious encounter.

      • N2
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