懌
rejoice
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Readings
On'yomi
- エキ
Kun'yomi
- よろこ.ぶ
Meaning
懌 centers on a heartfelt, joyful response: to rejoice or feel gladness from within.
Study
Etymology
懌 combines the heart radical 忄 with 睪, which likely contributes the sound and may carry a sense of ease or release, together suggesting inner joy.
Meaning mnemonic
The heart radical 忄 beside 睪 (a shape associated with release or ease) suggests a heart that feels light and free — the feeling of rejoicing.
Reading mnemonic
For エキ, imagine a joyful person exclaiming 'Eki!' as they rejoice: the sound 'Eki' cues エキ, and the heart 忄 fills with gladness.