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Kanji Detail for 悦 - "delight, to rejoice"

悦

  • Meaning

    悦 means "delight, to rejoice." Also associated with enjoyment.

    1. Rejoice - To be happy; to delight.

    2. Joy - Pleasure; gladness.

    3. Pleasure - Enjoyment; satisfaction.

  • Four-character idioms with 悦

    • 恐悦至極 きょうえつしごく Listen extremely delighted

  • Tattoo check: 悦

    • Verified meaning: delight, to rejoice
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あゆか, えつ, よろこ)
    • Also carries these associations: enjoyment

    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 悦

    Given names 悦(あゆか)Listen 悦(えつ)Listen 悦(よろこ)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

    ecstasy; joy; rapture

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    pleased, contented, gratified

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    pleased

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    contented, gratified, pleased

  • Onyomi

    tip

    etsu(エツ) エツ

  • 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

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    10 strokes

  • Radical

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    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    delight enjoyment to rejoice joy pleasure bliss contentment elation euphoria gladness glee gratification happiness jubilation satisfaction

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