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嬉

glad
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingキ
Kun readingうれ.しい、たの.しむ
JLPT level: N1Grade 9

Meanings

  1. glad
    彼の報告を聞いて嬉しかった。I was glad to hear his report.tatoeba
    私もお目にかかれて嬉しかったですわ。Nice seeing you, too.tatoeba
  2. pleased
    彼が急速に日本語を習得するので私は嬉しかった。I was pleased with the rapidity with which he mastered Japanese.tatoeba
  3. happy
  4. overjoyedRtK
  1. delighted
  2. overjoyed

Popular Usage

嬉しい

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Compound words

嬉しいうれしい
happy; glad; pleased; delighted; overjoyed
嬉々きき
merry
嬉嬉きき
merry
嬉戯きぎ
frisking
嬉笑きしょう
happy laughter
嬉涙うれしなみだ
happy tears
嬉し涙うれしなみだ
happy tears
嬉しがるうれしがる
to seem glad
嬉しそううれしそう
delightful
嬉し泣きうれしなき
weeping for joy

Additional Examples

私は彼女に会えて嬉しい。
I am glad to see her.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 嬉

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