めでたい – Vocabulary details

めでたい

Adjective (い)

Usually written in kana

1. happy; auspicious; propitious; joyous

2. naive

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でた

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(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible

めでたい事ことじゃ。

It's a happy thing.

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