Onyomi: キ · Kunyomi: よろこ.ばす, よろこ.ぶ · Meanings: rejoice, take pleasure in
Kanji for rejoice, take pleasure in
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The kanji 喜 is made from 壴 on top and 口 at the bottom. Long ago, 壴 showed a drum with a hand striking it — a symbol of celebration, festivals, and gatherings. The bottom part 口 represents a mouth or voices. Together, they form the picture of joyful noise: people beating drums and raising their voices in cheer. This combination became the character for “joy” because celebrations in the past were filled with music, drums, and loud, happy shouting. Joy wasn’t a quiet feeling — it was something expressed openly and loudly.
A drum being played (壴) and voices cheering (口) — joy expressed loudly through celebration and sound.
Think of people beating a drum and shouting with happy voices — 壴 above 口. Together they create the feeling of pure joy, and that’s 喜.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 喜ぶ | よろこぶ | to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased, to rejoice | common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 喜劇 | きげき | comedy | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 喜び | よろこび | joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 喜ばす | よろこばす | to delight, to please, to make (someone) happy, to give pleasure (to) | common Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 喜ばしい | よろこばしい | joyful (news, event, etc.), joyous, delightful (e.g. result), pleasing (e.g. sight), gratifying, welcome, good, happy, glad, pleased | common I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 喜怒哀楽 | きどあいらく | human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure), feelings | Noun |
| 喜望峰 | きぼうほう | Cape of Good Hope | Noun |
| 喜んで | よろこんで | with pleasure, gladly, willingly, certainly | common Adverb (fukushi) |
| 喜寿 | きじゅ | 77th birthday | Noun |
| 喜色満面 | きしょくまんめん | being all smiles with joy | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) |
| 細螺 | きさご | Umbonium costatum (species of sea snail) | Noun |
| 喜びごと | よろこびごと | auspicious event, celebration | Noun |
| 喜劇映画 | きげきえいが | comedy film, comic film | Noun |
| 喜捨 | きしゃ | almsgiving | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 喜悦 | きえつ | joy | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |