悦

delight; ecstasy; joy; rapture

10 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1762.

Readings

• エツ (on reading): 愉悦 (ゆえつ) joy; 悦 (えつ) self-satisfaction
• よろこぶ (kun reading)
• よろこばす (kun reading)

Components

• 忄
• 兌
• 儿 radical legs
• 丷 radical horns, inverted eight
• 口 radical mouth
• ⺖ radical heart, left-side form of 心

Words using 悦

• 愉悦 (ゆえつ) joy
• 悦 (えつ) self-satisfaction
• 満悦 (まんえつ) great delight
• 法悦 (ほうえつ) religious ecstasy
• 悦楽 (えつらく) joy

25 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists