おめでたい

おめでたい · omedetai · JLPT N2 · noun

blessed event

🎉👶 おめでた = おめ (congrats) + でた (came out): a happy birth, the baby came out

Originally a pregnancy announcement, now any joyful event worth congratulating. Think congrats-worthy news, not just 'happy'.

More Japanese words · How Japanese works