JLPT N3 · Feelings & personality

喜ぶ

よろこぶ

to be glad; to rejoice

Stroke order of 喜ぶ

2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

喜 · 12 strokesぶ · 6 strokes

Memory trick

A drum "豆" beating above a singing mouth "口" in "喜" shows a festival of joy: to rejoice.

Parts: 喜 joy (士 + 豆 drum on a stand + 口 mouth) + ぶ verb ending

The characters in 喜ぶ

ぶぶ — bu (6 strokes)

Example sentence

母は私の手紙をとても喜びました。

はははわたしのてがみをとてもよろこびました。

My mother was very happy with my letter.

Words with 喜

More words: Feelings & personality

感情emotion; feelings 悲しむto grieve; to be sad 怒るto get angry 驚くto be surprised 笑うto laugh; to smile 泣くto cry 恥ずかしいembarrassed; shy 寂しいlonely 苦しいpainful; hard 優しいkind; gentle 厳しいstrict; severe 素直honest; obedient 不安anxiety; uneasy 自信self-confidence

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