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慶

jubilation
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingケイ
Kun readingよろこ.び
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. jubilationRtK
    彼は内弁慶だ。He is a lion at home and a mouse outside.tatoeba
    彼は我々と一緒に慶んでそれをした。He did it with us all with pleasure.tatoeba
  2. congratulate
  3. rejoice
  4. be happy
  1. happy event
  2. auspicious event
  3. matter for congratulation

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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deer · cave · antlers · crown (冖) · heart (心) · walking legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2157

Compound words

落慶らっけい
celebration of the completion of a temple or shrine's construction
慶事けいじ
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
慶祝けいしゅく
congratulation; celebration
慶弔けいちょう
congratulations and condolences
弁慶べんけい
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
国慶節こっけいせつ
anniversary of founding (of PRC); national celebration time
慶ぶよろこぶ
to be delighted
慶安けいあん
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period)
慶庵けいあん
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period)
慶賀けいが
celebration
慶兆けいちょう
sign of happiness
同慶どうけい
matter for mutual congratulation
辨慶べんけい
strong person
陰弁慶かげべんけい
lion at home but weakling elsewhere
弁慶蟹べんけいがに
Sesarmops intermedium (species of grapsoid crab)
弁慶縞べんけいじま
checks
慶應義塾けいおうぎじゅく
Keio (Private University)
慶應大学けいおうだいがく
Keio University
慶應義塾大学けいおうぎじゅくだいがく
Keio University
慶應義塾大学産業研究所けいおうぎじゅくだいがくさんぎょうけんきゅうじょ
Keio Economic Observatory

Additional Examples

彼は我々と一緒に慶んでそれをした。
He did it with us all with pleasure.tatoeba
内弁慶は誰でもできる。
Every cock crows on his own dunghill.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 慶

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