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欣喜 (きんき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
joy ; delight ; pleasure
A formal or literary term for a deep, often quiet joy. Commonly used in the pattern 欣喜雀躍 (きんきじゃくやく) meaning 'jumping for joy'. As a standalone noun or する-verb, it is somewhat stiff and less common in casual speech.
その 知し らせ を 聞き い て 、 彼かの 女じょ は 欣きん 喜き 雀じゃく 躍やく し た 。
Upon hearing the news, she jumped for joy.
Kanji 欣 take pleasure in, rejoice 喜 rejoice, take pleasure in Similar words 歓かん 喜き 歓喜 is a more common and slightly less formal word for great joy or exultation, often used in religious or celebratory contexts.
喜よろこ び 喜び is the everyday word for joy or delight, neutral in register and widely used in both speech and writing.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 欣 (rejoice, be glad) and 喜 (rejoice, delight). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination reinforces the meaning of joy.
