NichiDict

おめでたい

N2
お目出度いお芽出度い御目出度い
[omedetai]
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Meanings

1.Adj-i

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

2.Adj-i

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

Examples

結婚は本当におめでたいことですよね。

Marriage is a happy occasion.

彼はおめでたい人で何でも信じる。

He's naive and believes everything.

娘が志望校に合格して、本当におめでたかった

My daughter got accepted to her school of choice — it was truly a happy occasion.