Info on the Kanji 喜

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What is this? "喜"

Meaning(s)

rejoice, take pleasure in

Reading(s)

onyomi KI
kunyomi yoroko-bu

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stroke count 12
grade 4
jlpt level N3
Example words with 喜
WordMeaning
よろこび
yorokobi
joy / delight / rapture / pleasure / gratification / rejoicing / congratulations / felicitations
よろこぶ
yorokobu
to be delighted / to be glad / to be pleased / to congratulate / to gratefully accept
きあめ
ki ame
friendly shower / welcome rain / rain that comes after a drought
きき
ki ki
merry / joyful / gleeful
きしょく
kishoku
glad countenance / joyful look
きど
ki do
joy and anger / human emotions
てんき
ten ki
tengi era
ひき
hiki
joys and sorrows
がるきがる
ki garu
to satisfy oneself / to feel satisfied / to be proud
の字よろこのじ
yorokono ji
77th birthday
ばすよろこばす
yorokoba su
to delight / to give pleasure
び事よろこびこと
yorokobi koto
auspicious event / celebration
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Example Sentences with 喜
彼がそれを聞いたらぶよ。

これだけで厄介払いできたら安いもので、みな大びした。

恋の苦悩は他のあらゆるびよりも遥かに甘美である。

例えば、「び」の反対語は「悲しみ」です。



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