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快哉 (かいさい, kaisai) Japanese meaning: joy | Kotomora
じ 字 Furigana
Kanji 快 cheerful, pleasant, agreeable Related words 歓かん 喜き 歓喜 is a more common word for great joy or delight, used in both formal and everyday contexts. 快哉 is more literary and often implies a triumphant or exultant joy.
喜き 悦えつ 喜悦 is a formal term for joy or delight, similar in register to 快哉 but without the nuance of triumphant shouting.
Etymology From Chinese 快哉 (kuàizāi), literally 'joyful indeed'. The character 哉 is a classical exclamatory particle, giving the word a literary and somewhat archaic flavor.
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He shouted with joy when he heard the news of his success.