慶
KANJI DETAIL
celebration
On readingけい15 strokesN3
Radical 心 · heartStroke order
Loading the stroke order for 慶.
Japanese readings
- On reading
- けい
- Kun reading
- None
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: 慶 has 15 strokes and the on-reading けい. 慶事 (けいじ) and 慶祝 (けいしゅく) concern happy occasions and celebrations.
- Basic usage: 慶事 names a joyous occasion; 慶祝 describes celebrating it.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- A happy occasion and a celebration
- 家族の慶事が重なり means that several happy family occasions coincided. 橋の完成を慶事として describes treating the bridge's completion as a joyous occasion to celebrate.
- 創立百年を慶祝する式典 means a ceremony celebrating the school's centenary. 国王の即位を慶祝し refers to celebrating the king's accession.