歓喜

かんき

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive delight; great joy

Kanji

• 歓 joy. Read as カン.
• 喜 delight. Read as キ.

Example sentences

• 遠くに灯りを見つけ、旅人は歓喜した。
  The traveler was delighted at the sight of a light in the distance.
• 歓喜も悲嘆も永続はしない。
  Neither delight nor sorrow is permanent.

Common phrases

• 歓喜に沸く

Words containing 歓喜

• 歓喜の歌 (かんきのうた) Ode to Joy (choral fourth movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9)
• 歓喜雀躍 (かんきじゃくやく) jumping with joy

Word lists

• Written

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists