Share this link via
Or copy link
Kanji Detail for 歓 - "delight, to rejoice"
歓
-
Meaning
歓 means "delight, to rejoice." Also associated with to befriend.
To rejoice - To be happy; to enjoy.
To befriend - To become close; to get along.
-
Words using 歓
-
歓迎
かんげい
welcome; (warm) reception
-
歓声
かんせい
cheer; shout of joy
-
歓喜
かんき
delight; great joy
-
大歓迎
だいかんげい
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
-
歓迎
かんげい
-
Four-character idioms with 歓
-
歓喜雀躍
かんきじゃくやく
jumping with joy
-
歓天喜地
かんてんきち
great joy; jubilation; exultation
-
歓喜雀躍
かんきじゃくやく
-
Tattoo check: 歓
- Verified meaning: delight, to rejoice
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read いくま, いくや, かん)
- Also carries these associations: to befriend
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 歓
Given names 歓(かん)
Surnames 歓(いくま)
歓(いくや)
-
Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:
-
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
-
Onyomi
-
Kunyomi
-
Strokes
-
Radical
-
Related Keywords
Sentences including 歓
あなたはいつでも歓迎されています。
You will be welcome at any time.
We'll welcome you at any time.
No matter where you go , you will be welcomed.
だれでも歓迎します。
All are welcome.
If you care to come , you will be welcome.
As many men as came were welcomed.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
かつて遊興のために往来をした覚えのない先生は、歓楽の交際から出る親しみ以上に、いつか私の頭に影響を与えていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
これは夏休みなどに国へ帰る誰でもが一様に経験する心持だろうと思うが、当座の一週間ぐらいは下にも置かないように、ちやほや歓待されるのに、その峠を定規通り通り越すと、あとはそろそろ家族の熱が冷めて来て、しまいには有っても無くっても構わないもののように粗末に取り扱われがちになるものである。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha