喜よろこんで

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Meanings

1

with pleasure; gladly; willingly

Expresses cheerful willingness to do something; often used when accepting a request or invitation.

手伝てつだいましょうか？—はい、喜よろこんで。
Shall I help you? — Yes, with pleasure.
彼かれは喜よろこんでその仕し事ごとを引ひき受うけた。
He gladly took on the task.

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Usage patterns

喜よろこんで〈動どう詞し〉to do something gladly/willingly
喜よろこんでお手伝てつだいします。
I'll be glad to help.
喜よろこんで〈事こと〉を引ひき受うけるto gladly take on (a task, role, etc.)
彼かれはその仕し事ごとを喜よろこんで引ひき受うけた。
He gladly took on the job.
喜よろこんで〈事こと〉に応おうじるto gladly agree to/comply with (a request, invitation)
彼かの女じょは招しょう待たいに喜よろこんで応おうじた。
She gladly accepted the invitation.

Kanji

喜rejoice, take pleasure in
悦ecstasy, joy, rapture

Related words

快こころよく
快く and 喜んで both mean 'willingly', but 快く stresses a gracious, unhesitating attitude while 喜んで stresses cheerful eagerness.
進すすんで
進んで emphasizes doing something on one's own initiative, whereas 喜んで emphasizes doing it happily, often in response to a request.

Opposites

いやいやN1
嫌々 means doing something reluctantly and unwillingly, the opposite of doing it 喜んで, gladly and willingly.

Don't confuse with

嬉うれしいN4
嬉しい is an adjective describing the feeling of happiness, while 喜んで is an adverb describing willingness to act.

Written forms

喜よろこんで
Standard kanji spelling; the most frequent written form.
悦よろこんで
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should recognize it but use 喜んで.

Etymology

The て-form of the verb 喜ぶ (to be pleased), used adverbially.