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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
  2. take pleasure in
  1. to be delighted
  2. to be glad
  3. to be pleased
  4. to rejoice
  5. to congratulate

Popular Usage

喜ぶ喜劇

Radicals and components

Radical口mouthComponents

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

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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