喜 – rejoice, take pleasure in

12 strokesTaught in grade 5#769 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 喜 means rejoice, take pleasure in. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キ (ki); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is よろこ.ぶ、よろこ.ばす (yorokobu, yorokobasu). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 口 (no. 30).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キ	ki
Kun’yomi	よろこ.ぶ	yorokobu
Kun’yomi	よろこ.ばす	yorokobasu

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: 口 (Kangxi radical 30). Components: 口・士・豆・并.

Words using 喜

喜ぶよろこぶto be delighted喜びよろこびjoy喜劇きげきcomedy

Example sentences

彼は母親の到着を喜んだ。

He rejoiced at his mother's arrival.

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彼らは良い知らせを聞いて喜んだ。

They were delighted at the good news.

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喜んで質問に答えましょう。

I'll be happy to answer your question.

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Kanji with the same radical

同合員問和名向告品各台口営可商味

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