喜

delight; rejoice; take pleasure in

12 strokes. Taught in grade 5. Newspaper frequency rank 769.

Readings

• よろこぶ (kun reading): 喜ぶ (よろこぶ) to be delighted; 喜び (よろこび) joy
• キ (on reading): 延喜式 (えんぎしき) Engi-Shiki (set of ancient Japanese governmental regulations); 歓喜 (かんき) delight
• よろこばす (kun reading): 喜ばす (よろこばす) to delight; 喜ばしい (よろこばしい) joyful (news, event, etc.)

Components

• 吉
• 口
• 丷 radical horns, inverted eight
• 口 radical mouth
• 士 radical scholar; samurai
• 豆 radical bean

Kanji containing 喜

• 嬉 glad
• 僖 enjoyment
• 憙 rejoice
• 橲 Japanese storax
• 熹 burn
• 禧 fortunate
• 鱚 sillaginoid

Words using 喜

• 喜ぶ (よろこぶ) to be delighted
• 喜び (よろこび) joy
• 大喜び (おおよろこび) great joy
• ぬか喜び (ぬかよろこび) premature joy
• 喜び勇む (よろこびいさむ) to be in high spirits
• 延喜式 (えんぎしき) Engi-Shiki (set of ancient Japanese governmental regulations)
• 歓喜 (かんき) delight
• 喜劇 (きげき) comedy
• 延喜 (えんぎ) Engi era (901.7.15-923.4.11)
• 一喜一憂 (いっきいちゆう) alternating between happiness and anxiety
• 喜ばす (よろこばす) to delight
• 喜ばしい (よろこばしい) joyful (news, event, etc.)
• 甘言は偶人を喜ばす (かんげんはぐうじんをよろこばす) sweet words only please a fool
• 目を喜ばす (めをよろこばす) to feast one's eyes (on)
• 大四喜 (タースーシー) big four winds
• 小四喜 (シャオスーシー) little four winds

59 words in all.

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