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欣喜

欣喜

Chinese

happy
 
to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
simp. and trad.
(欣喜)

Adjective

欣喜

  1. glad; joyful; happy

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きん
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 欣喜

Pronunciation

Noun

欣喜 (hiragana きんき, romaji kinki)

  1. joy, delight

Derived terms

Verb

欣喜する (hiragana きんきする, romaji kinki suru)

  1. rejoice, delight

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3