欣 — kanji meaning “take pleasure in”
欣
take pleasure in, rejoice
- Meanings
- take pleasure in, rejoice
- On'yomi
- キン (kin)、ゴン (gon)、コン (kon)
- Kun'yomi
- よろこ.ぶ、よろこ.び
- Name readings
- やすし、よし、し
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2071 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 76
- Chinese reading
- xīn — Chinese character page
Words with 欣
| 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 |
| 欣悦 | きんえつ kin'etsu | joy; gladness |
| 欣求浄土 | ごんぐじょうど gongujoudo | seeking rebirth in the Pure Land |
| 欣々然 | きんきんぜん kinkinzen | joyful; delighted; cheerful |
| 欣羨 | きんせん kinsen | being very jealous; extreme jealousy |
| 欣栄 | きんえい kin'ei | joy and glory; joyous glory; pleasure |
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