音読み: キ
訓読み: よろこぶ
画数: 12
部首: くち（口）
Meaning
Joy / Rejoice / Delight / Gladness
- Basic forms
- 喜ぶ — to be pleased; to rejoice / base form
- 喜びます — is pleased; rejoices / masu form
- 喜んだ — was pleased; rejoiced / ta form
- 喜んで — be pleased and … / te form
- 喜ばない — is not pleased / negative
- 喜べば — if (one) is pleased / conditional
- 喜べ — rejoice! / imperative
- Common expressions
- 知らせを喜ぶ — be pleased with the news
- 人に喜ばれる — be appreciated by others
- More
- 大いに喜んだ — rejoiced greatly
喜ぶ（よろこぶ） is a godan verb. It expresses an emotional response of happiness or pleasure, often toward events, news, or actions by others.
- 喜劇 — comedy
- 喜び — joy
- 喜寿 — 77th birthday
- 歓喜 — great joy, rapture
- 喜色満面 — face full of joy
The top of 喜 depicts a drum and a mouth, suggesting celebration and sound. It symbolizes expressing joy outwardly. Historically, it also connected to offerings and music, emphasizing delight and shared happiness.