Japanese symbol for “gladness”
欣悦
きんえつ
Romaji: kin'etsu
joy; gladness
In Japanese, gladness is 欣悦, read きんえつ (kin'etsu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n joy; gladness
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欣求 | ごんぐ gongu | earnest aspiration (to go to paradise) |
| 欣快 | きんかい kinkai | pleasant; delightful |
| 欣喜雀躍 | きんきじゃくやく kinkijakuyaku | jump up for joy |
| 欣懐 | きんかい kinkai | thinking happily of |
| 欣喜 | きんき kinki | pleasure |
| 欣然 | きんぜん kinzen | joyful; cheerful |
| 満悦 | まんえつ man'etsu | great delight; great satisfaction; rapture |
| 悦楽 | えつらく etsuraku | joy; pleasure; delight |
See also: Chinese symbol for “gladness”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.