出産(しゅっさん)祝(いわ)い

しゅっさんいわい
noun
baby shower gift; childbirth celebration gift
1. baby shower gift; childbirth celebration gift
a gift given to celebrate the birth of a child
出産(しゅっさん)祝(いわ)いを贈(おく)った。
I gave a baby shower gift.
友人(ゆうじん)への出産(しゅっさん)祝(いわ)いに何(なに)がいいだろう。
I wonder what would be good for my friend's baby gift.
出産(しゅっさん)祝(いわ)いにベビー服(ふく)をもらって嬉(うれ)しかった。
I was happy to receive baby clothes as a childbirth celebration gift.

JAPANESE GIFT CULTURE:
出産(しゅっさん)祝(いわ)い is part of Japan's extensive gift-giving culture. When a baby is born, friends and family give gifts to celebrate.

TIMING:
Typically given within a month after birth, after the baby's name is announced.

COMMON GIFTS:

  • ベビー服(ふく) - baby clothes
  • おむつケーキ - diaper cake
  • 現金(げんきん) - cash (often in increments of 5,000 or 10,000 yen)
  • 商品券(しょうひんけん) - gift certificates

RETURN GIFT:
内祝(うちいわ)い - the recipient typically gives a return gift (お返(かえ)し) worth about half the value of the original gift.

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