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Kanji Detail for 喜 - "joy, happy"

喜

  • Meaning

    喜 means "joy, happy." Also associated with to celebrate.

    1. Joy - Great happiness; delight.

    2. Happy - Feeling pleasure; glad.

    3. Celebrate - To mark with festivities.

  • Words using 喜

    • 喜劇 きげき Listen comedy
    • 大喜び おおよろこび Listen great joy; delight; jubilation
    • 歓喜 かんき Listen delight; great joy

  • Four-character idioms with 喜

    • 一喜一憂 いっきいちゆう Listen alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns
    • 喜怒哀楽 きどあいらく Listen human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
    • 喜色満面 きしょくまんめん Listen being all smiles with joy
    • 欣喜雀躍 きんきじゃくやく Listen jump up for joy
    • 歓喜雀躍 かんきじゃくやく Listen jumping with joy
    • 歓天喜地 かんてんきち Listen great joy; jubilation; exultation

  • Origin of 喜

    壴, a drum on its stand, over 口, the mouth: drumming and singing at once. Joy was written as a festival in progress.

    How to remember it: A drum 壴 above, a singing mouth 口 below — joy is the music starting.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

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    • Verified meaning: joy, happy
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read き, きさき, きの, このむ)
    • Also carries these associations: to celebrate

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 喜

    Given names 喜(このむ)Listen 喜(ゆき)Listen 喜(よし)Listen 喜(よしみ)Listen

    Surnames 喜(き)Listen 喜(きさき)Listen 喜(きの)Listen 喜(たのし)Listen

  • Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    rejoice; take pleasure in

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    like, love, enjoy; joyful thing

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to love; to enjoy, to be happy; joyful, glad

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Joy. Colloquially called 歡喜. | All auspicious matters are colloquially called 喜. Such as weddings and births. | To be fond of.

  • Onyomi

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    ki(キ) キ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    yoroko.basu(よろこ-ばす) よろこ-ばす

    yoroko.bu(よろこ-ぶ) よろこ-ぶ

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    joy happy celebrate celebration preference rejoice pleasure delight bliss cheer elation gladness glee gratification happiness

Sentences including 喜

  • He was overjoyed to find out that his son had succeeded.

  • Why are you so happy?

  • I'll be happy to answer your question.

  • I'd be glad to go in your place.

  • His parents were pleased with his success.

  • I am always ready to help you.

  • I'm willing to help you if you want me to.

  • He is prepared to help me.

  • His success delighted his parents.

  • He bent over backward to please his wife.

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