慶 — kanji meaning “jubilation”
慶
jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy
- Meanings
- jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy
- On'yomi
- ケイ (kei)
- Kun'yomi
- よろこ.び
- Name readings
- き、きよん、け、みち、む、やす
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1300 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 61
- Chinese reading
- qìng — Chinese character page
Words with 慶
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弁慶 | べんけい benkei | strong person; person putting on a brave front |
| 慶事 | けいじ keiji | happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation |
| 慶弔 | けいちょう keichou | congratulations and condolences |
| 慶祝 | けいしゅく keishuku | congratulation; celebration |
| 慶応 | けいおう keiou | Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8) |
| 慶應義塾 | けいおうぎじゅく keiougijuku | Keio (Private University) |
| 慶長 | けいちょう keichou | Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13) |
| 早慶 | そうけい soukei | Waseda University and Keio University |
| 重慶 | じゅうけい juukei | Chongqing (China) |
| 慶大 | けいだい keidai | Keio University (abbr) |
| 国慶節 | こっけいせつ kokkeisetsu | anniversary of founding (of PRC); national celebration time |
| 内弁慶 | うちべんけい uchibenkei | someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.