喜
喜 — Rejoice
rejoice, take pleasure in
On’yomiキ (ki)
Kun’yomiよろこぶ (yorokobu)
Kun’yomiよろこばす (yorokobasu)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 喜
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喜び | よろこび yorokobi | joy; delight; rapture |
| 喜んで | よろこんで yorokonde | with pleasure; gladly; willingly |
| 喜劇 | きげき kigeki | comedy |
| 喜ぶ | よろこぶ yorokobu | to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased |
| 喜ばす | よろこばす yorokobasu | to delight; to please; to make (someone) happy |
| 大喜び | おおよろこび ooyorokobi | great joy; delight; jubilation |
Study notes
喜 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #769 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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