愉 – pleasure, happy, rejoice

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The kanji 愉 means pleasure, happy, rejoice. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ユ (yu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is たの.しい、たの.しむ (tanoshii, tanoshimu). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 心 (no. 61).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ユ	yu
Kun’yomi	たの.しい	tanoshii
Kun’yomi	たの.しむ	tanoshimu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 心 (Kangxi radical 61). Components: 刈・月・忙・个・一.

Words using 愉

愉快ゆかいpleasant

Example sentences

あなたは昨日愉快に過ごしましたか。

Did you enjoy yourself yesterday?

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Kanji with the same radical

意性思心感情必応急態想念悪憲愛惑

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