喜 — kanji meaning “rejoice”
喜
rejoice, take pleasure in
- Meanings
- rejoice, take pleasure in
- On'yomi
- キ (ki)
- Kun'yomi
- よろこ.ぶ、よろこ.ばす
- Name readings
- あき、きゅ、のぶ、ゆき、よし
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #769 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- xǐ — Chinese character page
Words with 喜
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喜び | よろこび yorokobi | joy; delight; rapture |
| 喜ぶ | よろこぶ yorokobu | to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased |
| 喜劇 | きげき kigeki | comedy |
| 歓喜 | かんき kanki | delight; great joy |
| 一喜一憂 | いっきいちゆう ikkiichiyuu | alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns |
| 喜怒哀楽 | きどあいらく kidoairaku | human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings |
| 喜ばしい | よろこばしい yorokobashii | joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result) |
| 喜ばす | よろこばす yorokobasu | to delight; to please; to make (someone) happy |
| 喜寿 | きじゅ kiju | 77th birthday |
| 悲喜 | ひき hiki | joys and sorrows |
| 悲喜劇 | ひきげき hikigeki | tragicomedy |
| 大喜び | おおよろこび ooyorokobi | great joy; delight; jubilation |
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