WordおめでとうomedetouMeaningcongratulationsPart of speechinterjectionPronunciationCourseJapaneseLessonVocabulary expansion 48Usages of omedetou誕たん生じょう日び おめでとう!tanjoubi omedetou!Happy birthday!合ごう格かく おめでとう!goukaku omedetou!Congratulations on passing (the exam)!おめでとう ございますomedetou gozaimasucongratulationsThis is more polite and formal than just おめでとう