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歓

delight
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingカン
Kun readingよろこ.ぶ
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. delightRtK
  2. joy
  3. pleasure
  1. great joy

Popular Usage

歓迎歓声

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pegasus · horse (馬) · pantomime horse · noon · sign of the horse · turkey · lack · yawn

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 612

Compound words

歓迎かんげい
welcome; (warm) reception
歓声かんせい
cheer; shout of joy
歓喜かんき
delight; great joy
歓待かんたい
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
歓談かんだん
pleasant talk; chat
歓楽街かんらくがい
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
大歓迎だいかんげい
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
哀歓あいかん
joys and sorrows
歓楽かんらく
pleasure
歓呼かんこ
acclamation
歓心かんしん
favour
歓送かんそう
hearty send-off
歓迎会かんげいかい
welcome party
歓送迎会かんそうげいかい
party to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)
歓迎するかんげいする
welcome
歓心を買うかんしんをかう
to win favour

Additional Examples

彼は出かけた先々で歓迎された。
He was welcomed wherever he went.tatoeba
彼は至る所で歓迎された。
He was welcomed everywhere.tatoeba
彼は仕事仲間を歓迎して家に招き入れた。
He welcomed his fellow worker into his home.tatoeba
彼は現地人に歓迎された。
He was welcomed by the people there.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

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