音読み: キ
訓読み: よろこぶ
画数: 12
部首: 口（くち）
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.
彼女は 喜びの 涙を 流しました。
She shed tears of joy.
両親は 子どもの 成功を 喜びました。
The parents rejoiced in their child’s success.
喜劇 — comedy