Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 喜よろこ びを 感かん じる to feel joy at something
He felt joy at his success in work.
〈 人ひと 〉 のご 結けっ 婚こん を 心こころ よりお 喜よろこ び 申もう し 上あ げます to formally offer heartfelt congratulations on someone's marriage
I offer my heartfelt congratulations on Mr. Tanaka's marriage.
喜よろこ びを 分わ かち 合あ う to share one's joy with others
I shared my joy with my family.
喜よろこ びに 満み たされる to be filled with joy
Hearing the news of her acceptance, she was filled with joy.
Expressions 喜よろこ びの 声こえ shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments Kanji 喜 rejoice, take pleasure in 慶 jubilation, congratulate, rejoice Related words· 7 幸せ describes a broader state of happiness or well-being, while 喜び refers more to the immediate feeling or expression of joy over a specific event.
歓喜 is a stronger, more literary or formal word for intense joy, whereas 喜び is the common, everyday term for gladness.
喜び is a more formal or literary word for deep joy or delight, while 楽しみ describes everyday enjoyment or something one looks forward to.
喜び is a broader, more positive term for joy or delight, while 快楽 often implies physical or sensual pleasure and can carry a hedonistic nuance.
Show 3 more Show fewer グリー is a rare English loanword for glee, while 喜び is the common, everyday Japanese word for joy or happiness.
喜び is the general noun for joy or happiness, while 大喜び specifically emphasizes an intense, exuberant degree of that joy.
喜び is the ordinary native Japanese word for joy, while ジョイ is a katakana loanword with an English-style feel used mainly in names, titles, or slogans.
Opposites· 9 悲しみ (sadness, sorrow) is the direct emotional opposite of 喜び (joy, delight).
喜び expresses joy or happiness, the emotional opposite of the sorrowful lamentation conveyed by 嘆 .
喜び (joy) is the direct opposite of 悲哀 (sorrow) in describing life's emotional extremes.
Show 6 more Show fewer 喜び means joy or happiness, the emotional opposite of the deep grief expressed by 悲痛 .
喜び is the feeling of joy or happiness, the direct opposite of the pain and distress expressed by 苦しみ .
喜び is joy, the direct emotional opposite of the sorrow and lament expressed by 嘆き .
喜び is joy or happiness, the emotional opposite of 悲嘆 's deep grief.
喜び (joy) is the positive emotional counterpart to 怒り (anger) in everyday contrasts of feeling.
喜び (joy) is the emotional opposite of 憂い in its sense of sorrow or grief.
Politeness おめでとう is the everyday way to say congratulations, while formal phrases built on 喜び , such as お喜び申し上げます , are used in speeches and letters.
Word family· 7 great joy; delight; jubilation
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
premature joy; short-lived elation
happy event; auspicious occasion; celebration
be in high spirits; be elated; be overjoyed
Show 2 more Show fewer Written forms 喜よろこ び Usage 82%
Standard and common kanji spelling for the noun よろこび .
よろこび Usage 8%
歓よろこ び Usage 5%
rarely-used kanji form
It is a rarely used kanji form; it can suggest shared delight or rejoicing in careful writing.
悦よろこ び Usage 4%
rarely-used kanji form
It is a rarely used kanji form; it may give a literary or personal-pleasure nuance.
慶よろこ び Usage 1%
rarely-used kanji form
It is a rarely used kanji form; it is especially associated with formal congratulatory or auspicious contexts.
ヨロコビ Usage <1%
Etymology A native Japanese noun related to the verb 喜ぶ (よろこぶ , 'to be glad; to rejoice'), formed as a nominal よろこび . The kanji spellings are semantic written forms; 喜び is the normal spelling, while 歓び , 慶び , and 悦び are rarer variants with context-dependent written nuance.
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