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Kanji Detail for 嬉 - "happy, delight"

  • Meaning

    嬉 means "happy, delight." Also associated with to enjoy.

    1. To enjoy - To play; to delight.

    2. Happy - Joyful; satisfied; pleased.

  • Words using

    • 嬉しい うれしい Listen happy; glad; pleased
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    • Verified meaning: happy, delight
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ういの, うれし)
    • Also carries these associations: to enjoy

    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

    Given names (ういの)Listen (うれし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    glad; pleased; rejoice

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    enjoy; play, amuse oneself

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    amusement

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to enjoy; to play, to amuse oneself

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

    To play; to roam.
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
  • Related Keywords

Sentences including

  • Nice to see you.

  • I'm very glad to see you.

  • We were only too glad to see him.

  • Nice seeing you !

  • Good to see you.

  • She looks happy.

  • She looks very happy.

  • O.k. i'm glad you could come.

  • She looks very happy.

  • We couldn't be happier for you.

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