嬉
glad, pleased, rejoice
Readings
On'yomi
- キ
Kun'yomi
- うれ.しい
- たの.しむ
Nanori
- うらし
- うれし
Meaning
嬉 centers on a feeling of joyful satisfaction: being glad, pleased, or rejoicing about something good.
Most common words using 嬉
- 嬉しいうれしいN4
happy; glad; pleased; delighted; overjoyed
- 嬉々きき
merry; joyful; gleeful
- 嬉し泣きうれしなき
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
- 嬉し涙うれしなみだ
happy tears; tears of joy
- 嬉しいことにうれしいことに
to one's delight; to one's joy
- 嬉しがらせうれしがらせ
flattery; adulation; commendation
- 嬉しがるうれしがる
to seem glad; to look happy; to be glad
- 嬉しげうれしげ
seeming happy
- 嬉しそううれしそう
delightful; glad-looking
- 嬉ションうれション
(accidentally) peeing out of excitement; excitement urination
- 嬉戯きぎ
frisking; frolicking; romping; merry play
- 嬉笑きしょう
happy laughter
- 嬉遊曲きゆうきょく
divertimento; divertissement; cassation
Study
Etymology
嬉 combines 女 (woman) with 喜 (joy), suggesting a woman expressing gladness or pleasure. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the component relationship is straightforward.
Meaning mnemonic
A woman (女) with joy (喜) on her face: she is glad and pleased, rejoicing in the moment.
Reading mnemonic
For キ, imagine a woman so glad she can't stop giggling: the key sound of her giggle is 'ki ki ki', tying キ to the joyful scene.