めでたい

happy, propitious, joyous

Also:naive

AdjectiveJLPT N2

What does めでたい mean?

めでたい is a Japanese adjective meaning happy, propitious, joyous in English. It can also be translated as naive depending on context. It is written as めでたい in hiragana, and medetai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その一件はめでたく落着するだろう。

The affair will come to a happy conclusion.