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For pronunciation and definitions of めでたい – see the following entry.
愛でたい
[adjective] auspicious (auguring favourable circumstances and good luck)
Alternative spellings
目出度い, 芽出度い
(This term, めでたい (medetai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as めでたい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as めでたい.)