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Kotomora

喜

rejoice, take pleasure in

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · grade 5FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • キ

Kun'yomi

  • よろこ.ぶ
  • よろこ.ばす

Nanori

  • あき
  • きゅ
  • のぶ
  • ゆき
  • よし

Meaning

喜 centers on a feeling of joy and delight: rejoicing, being glad, or taking pleasure in something.

Most common words using 喜

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  • 喜ぶよろこぶ
    N4

    to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased; to rejoice

  • 喜びよろこび
    N3

    joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations

  • 歓喜かんき

    delight; great joy

  • 大喜びおおよろこび
    N1

    great joy; delight; jubilation

  • 喜劇きげき
    N1

    comedy

  • 喜ばしいよろこばしい
    N1

    joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome; good; happy; glad; pleased

  • 一喜一憂いっきいちゆう

    alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism

  • 喜怒哀楽きどあいらく
    N1

    human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings

  • 狂喜きょうき

    wild joy; ecstasy

  • 喜ばすよろこばす
    N1

    to delight; to please; to make (someone) happy; to give pleasure (to)

  • 延喜えんぎ

    Engi era (901.7.15-923.4.11)

  • 悲喜ひき

    joys and sorrows

  • 喜寿きじゅ

    77th birthday

  • 喜捨きしゃ

    almsgiving

  • 喜知次きちじ

    broadbanded thornyhead (Sebastolobus macrochir); broadfin thornyhead; kichiji rockfish

  • 喜悦きえつ

    joy

  • 喜んでよろこんで

    with pleasure; gladly; willingly; certainly

  • 喜望峰きぼうほう

    Cape of Good Hope

  • 悲喜劇ひきげき

    tragicomedy

  • お喜びおよろこび

    happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations

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Study

Etymology

喜 combines 壴 (a drum) and 口 (mouth), suggesting the joy expressed through music and singing. The modern form preserves this drum-and-mouth structure.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 壴 looks like a drum on a stand, and the bottom 口 is a mouth. Picture a festival where people beat drums and sing with open mouths, rejoicing together.

Reading mnemonic

For キ, imagine a key that unlocks happiness: key -> キ, and turning it fills the room with joy.