おめでとう

Congratulations!, an auspicious occasion!

What does おめでとう mean?

おめでとう is a Japanese noun meaning Congratulations!, an auspicious occasion! in English. It is written as おめでとう in hiragana, and omedetou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

誕生日おめでとうございます。

Many happy returns of the day!