喜

Rejoice

Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingキ

Kun readingよろこ.ぶ

Jōyō Grade 5Level 17

Verbs with «喜»

to be delighted
to be glad
to be pleased
to rejoice
to congratulate

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical口mouth 囗variant

Components

How it's built

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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

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

joy

pleasant surprise, delight

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

- 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

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

Rejoice. 吉 (a drum on a stand) + 口 (mouth) — singing joyfully to a drum.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 喜

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step