Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 1,000 Conjugation 嬉しい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 嬉うれ しい 嬉うれ しくない Polite 嬉うれ しいです 嬉うれ しくないです also 嬉うれ しくありません Past polite 嬉うれ しかったです 嬉うれ しくなかったです also 嬉うれ しくありませんでした Past 嬉うれ しかった 嬉うれ しくなかった Te-form 嬉うれ しくて 嬉うれ しくなくて Adverbial 嬉うれ しく Conditional 嬉うれ しければ 嬉うれ しくなければ Tara conditional 嬉うれ しかったら 嬉うれ しくなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 嬉うれ しい to be happy about ~
I was happy that he praised me.
〜 て 嬉うれ しい glad that ~ (happened)
I was glad to see my friend after a long time.
嬉うれ しい 〈 事こと 〉 happy/welcome news or event
I have some happy news for everyone.
Related words· 8 楽しい describes an ongoing enjoyable experience or activity, while 嬉しい is a momentary feeling of happiness triggered by a specific event.
幸せ describes a deeper, more lasting state of happiness or good fortune, while 嬉しい is a quick, reactive burst of gladness.
喜ばしい is a more formal, written word for events being gratifying or joyous, while 嬉しい is the everyday word for personal gladness.
嬉しい is an i-adjective describing the feeling of happiness, while 喜ぶ is a verb describing the act of showing or expressing that joy.
Show 4 more Show fewer 嬉しい is an i-adjective expressing gladness about a specific event, whereas ハッピー describes a general happy state and is used as an adjectival noun.
嬉しい is an adjective describing a happy feeling, while 大喜び is a noun/する -verb describing an outward, intense display of joy.
嬉しい simply means 'happy/glad' about something, whereas ありがたい specifically conveys thankfulness for a favor or fortunate circumstance.
嬉しい expresses personal happiness about a specific event, while 愉快 describes the enjoyable quality of an experience or person rather than a momentary feeling.
Opposites 悲しい means sad, the direct opposite of the happy feeling expressed by 嬉しい .
嬉しい (happy, glad) is the emotional opposite of 悔しい (frustrated, vexed).
Word family tears of joy; crying from happiness
happy tears; tears of joy
seeming happy; looking glad
act happy; show gladness; be visibly pleased
happy-looking; glad-looking; delightful
flattery; adulation; commendation
Written forms 嬉うれ しい Usage 58%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
うれしい Usage 42%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji is not needed.
Etymology Derived from classical Japanese adjective うれし (ureshi), which originally meant 'pleasant' or 'lovely'. The kanji 嬉 is a semantic borrowing from Chinese, where it means 'joy' or 'delight'.
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