Word Meaning 嫁祝い

よめいわい yomeiwai

嫁祝い is read as よめいわい (yomeiwai) and means traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred wooden pole to ensure her fertility.

Meaning

English

traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred wooden pole to ensure her fertility

Reading

Kana

よめいわい

Romaji

yomeiwai

Writing Variants

嫁祝よめいわい yomeiwai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 148703 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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嫁

よめ

(one's) daughter-in-law

嫁ぐ

とつぐ

to have sexual intercourse

嫁入り

よめいり

marriage

嫁ぎ先

とつぎさき

family a woman has married into

嫁入道中

よめいりどうちゅう

nuptial procession

嫁入り支度

よめいりじたく

wedding preparations

嫁入り道具

よめいりどうぐ

trousseau

嫁入婚

よめいりこん

marriage in which the bride is taken into the groom's family

嫁に行く

よめにいく

to marry (of a woman)

嫁入る

よめいる

to wed

嫁選び

よめえらび

choosing a wife

嫁に行き遅れる

よめにいきおくれる

to be (too) late getting married