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喜

rejoice
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingキ
Kun readingよろこ.ぶ、よろこ.ばす
JōyōGrade 5KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. rejoiceRtK
    彼は母親の到着を喜んだ。He rejoiced at his mother's arrival.tatoeba
    その後、極楽寺造営料唐船の帰国を喜ぶ書状が出されている。Later a letter was found that welcomed a return of Shomyo-ji zoeiryotosen.wiki
  2. take pleasure in
    - ものを飾って喜ぶのも、清浄なる菩薩の境地であるTaking pleasure in decoration is a clean mental state of Bosatsu.wiki
  1. to be delighted
  2. to be glad
  3. to be pleased
  4. to rejoice
  5. to congratulate

Popular Usage

喜ぶ喜劇

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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drum · samurai · beans · table · one (一) · mouth (口) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1553

Compound words

喜ぶよろこぶ
to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased; to rejoice; to congratulate
喜劇きげき
comedy
歓喜かんき
delight; great joy
喜寿きじゅ
77th birthday
喜びよろこび
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification
喜んでよろこんで
with pleasure; gladly; willingly; certainly
大喜びおおよろこび
great joy; delight; jubilation
喜ばすよろこばす
to delight; to please; to make (someone) happy; to give pleasure (to)
一喜一憂いっきいちゆう
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
喜怒哀楽きどあいらく
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
喜ばしいよろこばしい
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying
喜悦きえつ
joy
喜捨きしゃ
almsgiving
狂喜きょうき
wild joy
驚喜きょうき
pleasant surprise, delight
欣喜きんき
pleasure
喜の字きのじ
77th birthday
喜歌劇きかげき
comic opera
糠喜びぬかよろこび
premature joy
喜び歌うよろこびうたう
to rejoice and sing
喜び勇むよろこびいさむ
to be in high spirits
喜劇映画きげきえいが
comedy film
喜色満面きしょくまんめん
being all smiles with joy
欣喜雀躍きんきじゃくやく
jump up for joy

Additional Examples

彼は彼女の成功を喜んだ。
He rejoiced at her success.tatoeba
彼は猫をいじめて喜んだ。
He took delight in teasing the kitten.tatoeba
その後、極楽寺造営料唐船の帰国を喜ぶ書状が出されている。
Later a letter was found that welcomed a return of Shomyo-ji zoeiryotosen.wiki
漫才や喜劇の源流といわれる。
Karukuchi is said to be the origin of "manzai" or a comic dialogue and comedies.wiki
筋は複雑で喜劇的要素が見られる。
The plots are complicated and contain comic-like elements.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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