Vocab Info

N3 い-adjective

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. い-adjective

      1. 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. 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】

    Details

      • お

      • め

      • で

      • た

      • い

    Examples

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

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

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      今日(きょう)は御目出度(おめでた)い日(ひ)なのでご馳走(ちそう)を食(た)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)い日(ひ)なのに娘(むすめ)は風邪(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)い場面(ばめん)に遭遇(そうぐう)する事(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.

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