出 産(しゅっさん)祝(いわ)い

しゅっさんいわい

noun

gift celebrating a baby's birth

1. gift celebrating a baby's birth

a gift given to the parents to celebrate the birth of a child, given after the birth (unlike an American baby-shower gift, which comes before)

出産(しゅっさん)祝(いわ)いを贈(おく)った。

I sent a gift to celebrate the baby's birth.

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 gift for the birth.

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.

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

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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Added 2026.1.28 8:50 · Revised 2026.9.28 13:34

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