おめでた

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
御目出度
御芽出度

Etymology

Stem of おめでたい (omedetai, adjective).

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Pronunciation

Noun

おめでた (omedetaおめでた (omedeta)?

  1. a happy event, a matter for congratulation
  2. (euphemistic) being pregnant

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN