12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

rejoice, take pleasure in

Kun'yomi
  • to be delighted ②to congratulate ③to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.) ④to do with pleasure
  • to delight
On'yomi
Nanori
  • あき
  • きゅ
  • のぶ
  • ゆき
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

よろこよろこばす 60.7%
39.0%
よし 0.3%

Character Breakdown

rejoice, take pleasure in
よろこ.ぶ キ よし (4th, N3)
drum, surname
シュ チュ たてる
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
beans, pea, midget
まめ トウ ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide

Contained In

Common Words

to be delighted ②to congratulate ③to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.) ④to do with pleasure
joyful (news, event, etc.)
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
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References

Unicode hex code 559C
JIS X 0208 1-20-78
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1115
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 858
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2308
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2889
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1709
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 564
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3957
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 450
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1143
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1196
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 370
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 416
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 473
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 582
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 253
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 294
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1457
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3p9.1
Four corner code 4060.1
De Roo Code 1477