KanjiJLPT N2
Celebrate

celebrate, congratulate

Mnemonic

Your older brother stands before the altar on his wedding day. The whole family has gathered to celebrate this joyous milestone. You raise a glass, tears in your eyes, as the altar glows with candlelight and your older brother beams with pure happiness.
Additional thoughts
Visualize a grand altar draped in white flowers with your older brother in a sharp suit, everyone cheering and clinking glasses. The sacred altar ties to ritual blessings; the older brother gives you a personal, emotional anchor.
Quick recall
Older brother at the altar — everyone gathers to celebrate!

Details

The keyword for 祝 is celebrate. This kanji conveys the act of offering congratulations, blessings, or well-wishes to mark a joyous occasion. It encompasses the ideas of celebration, festivity, and prayer for good fortune, often in the context of ceremonies, holidays, or personal milestones. It can also carry the nuance of invoking divine blessings or performing ritual prayers of thanksgiving.
On'yomi
しゅく、しゅう
Kun'yomi
いわ.う