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Kotomora

悦

ecstasy, joy, rapture

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • エツ

Kun'yomi

  • よろこ.ぶ
  • よろこ.ばす

Nanori

  • や
  • よし

Meaning

悦 centers on intense, uplifting happiness: a state of ecstasy, deep joy, or rapture that fills the heart.

Most common words using 悦

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  • 悦えつ

    self-satisfaction; rejoicing

  • 満悦まんえつ

    great delight; great satisfaction; rapture

  • 悦楽えつらく

    joy; pleasure; delight

  • 愉悦ゆえつ

    joy; pleasure; delight

  • 喜悦きえつ

    joy

  • 一人悦に入るひとりえつにいる

    to be pleased with oneself; to chuckle with delight

  • 嘉悦大学かえつだいがく

    Kaetsu University

  • 嘉悦女子中学校かえつじょしちゅうがっこう

    Kaetsu Girls' Junior High School

  • 嘉悦女子短大かえつじょしたんだい

    Kaetsu Women's Junior College

  • 嘉悦女子高等学校かえつじょしこうとうがっこう

    Kaetsu Girls' Senior High School

  • 快悦かいえつ

    delight; pleasure; enjoyment

  • 怡悦いえつ

    rejoicing

  • 恐悦きょうえつ

    delight

  • 恐悦がるきょうえつがる

    to chuckle with delight; to congratulate oneself

  • 恐悦至極きょうえつしごく

    extremely delighted

  • 悦に入るえつにいる

    to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction

  • 悦に浸るえつにひたる

    to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction

  • 悦哉えっさい

    musket (male Japanese sparrowhawk)

  • 欣悦きんえつ

    joy; gladness

  • 法悦ほうえつ

    religious ecstasy; religious exultation

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Etymology

悦 combines the heart radical 忄 with 兑, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of exchange or release, suggesting joy welling up from the heart.

Meaning mnemonic

The heart radical 忄 beside 兑 (which resembles a person with an open mouth and legs) suggests a heart so full of joy that it wants to burst out and share the feeling.

Reading mnemonic

For エツ, imagine the ecstasy of eating your favorite treat: "Eat's" joy! The sound "Eat's" cues エツ while the heart fills with rapture.