JLPT N5 · Feelings & qualities

嬉しい

うれしい

happy; glad

Stroke order of 嬉しい

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

嬉 · 15 strokesし · 1 strokes い · 2 strokes

Memory trick

A woman (女) and a joyful (喜) face: a happy woman.

Parts: 嬉 glad (女 woman + 喜 joy) + しい

The characters in 嬉しい

しし — shi (1 strokes)
いい — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

プレゼントをもらって嬉しいです。

ぷれぜんとをもらってうれしいです。

I'm happy to get a present.

More words: Feelings & qualities

若いyoung 忙しいbusy 面白いinteresting; funny 危ないdangerous 易しいeasy 難しいdifficult 欲しいwanted; desired 良いgood 悲しいsad 怖いscary 残念regrettable; too bad 大事important

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