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Japan · Japanese meaning
Omedetai can be celebratory or unflattering
Japanese omedetai is a polite form of medetai, a celebratory word. It also has senses of being overly trusting, naive or excessively honest. Applied to a person, the word can therefore convey criticism rather than congratulations.
A polite-sounding form need not express praise.
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