祝福(しゅくふく)

しゅくふく
noun / suru verb
blessing, benediction
1. blessing, benediction, well-wishing
An expression of happiness and good wishes for someone, or the act of bestowing divine or spiritual favor. Used for both religious blessings and secular congratulatory well-wishing.
二人(ふたり)の門出(かどで)を祝福(しゅくふく)する。
To bless the couple's new beginning.
友人(ゆうじん)の結婚(けっこん)を心(こころ)から祝福(しゅくふく)した。
I blessed my friend's marriage from the bottom of my heart.
会場(かいじょう)に集(あつ)まった全員(ぜんいん)が、新郎新婦(しんろうしんぷ)に温(あたた)かい祝福(しゅくふく)の言葉(ことば)を贈(おく)った。
Everyone gathered at the venue offered warm words of blessing to the bride and groom.

USAGE:
Used both as a noun and as a suru verb (祝福(しゅくふく)する). Common at weddings, births, and other celebratory occasions. Can also have a religious nuance of divine blessing, particularly in Christian contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 祝福(しゅくふく)する: to bless, to congratulate
  • 祝福(しゅくふく)の言葉(ことば): words of blessing
  • 祝福(しゅくふく)に包(つつ)まれる: to be enveloped in blessings
  • 心(こころ)からの祝福(しゅくふく): heartfelt blessing
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