Keyword
joy
- rejoice
- take pleasure in
- Frequency
- #769
- Strokes
- 12
- Grade
- 5
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 1553
Readings
よろこ55%
キ45%
Mnemonic
Ten jelly beans pop into your mouth one by one, each bursting with sweetness, until you shout with joy.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
嬉delighted僖enjoyment嘻mirthful憘like憙prefer橲Japanese storax熹faint light熺dim light禧fortunate蟢caulk嚭mound譆scream饎wine and food eaten with wine囏difficult鱚sillaginoid囍double happiness
Used in vocabulary
喜ぶ
to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased; to rejoice; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure; to do gladly; to be happy (to do)
Godan verb
喜ばしい
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome; good; happy; glad; pleased
I-adjective
一喜一憂
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
Noun