10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

ecstasy, joy, rapture

Kun'yomi
  • to be delighted ②to congratulate ③to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.) ④to do with pleasure
  • to delight
On'yomi
  • self-satisfaction
Nanori
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

エツ 94.9%
よろこよろこばす 5.1%

Character Breakdown

ecstasy, joy, rapture
エツ よろこ.ぶ や (8th, N1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
exchange(兌) variant
to divide
elder brother, big brother
あに キョウ ケイ (2nd, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 60A6
JIS X 0208 1-17-57
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1696
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1868
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 418
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 501
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 311
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 378
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 619
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 666
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1690
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1054
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1857
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10629P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1020
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1368
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1455
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1300
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1334
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1453
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 815
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 626
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4k7.15
Four corner code 9801.6
De Roo Code 1157