celebrate

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 祝 has 9 strokes and concerns celebrating a happy occasion.
• Basic usage: 祝う is read いわう, and 祝日 is read しゅくじつ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Celebrating and public holidays
  • 祖父の誕生日を祝う means to celebrate one's grandfather's birthday.
  • The 祝 in 祝日 is read しゅく.
  • 今月の祝日 means this month's public holidays. 祝日 does not include every personal occasion one celebrates.