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17 喜 Rejoice

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  • Found In Vocabulary

Radical Combination

  • 壴 Drum
  • 口 Mouth

Meaning

Primary

Rejoice

Alternatives

Delighted, Pleased

Mnemonic

If there is a drum in your mouth it's time to rejoice! And because of your mouth drum your rejoicing will be loud and booming!

Hints

Imagine having a drum in your mouth and rejoicing about it! Imagine how loud it would be!

Readings

On’yomi

き

Kun’yomi

よろこ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You loudly rejoice for a while when suddenly someone runs over and shoves a key (き) in your mouth, locking it shut. You can't rejoice anymore! You need that key to unlock your mouth!

Hints

Imagine if people could just stop the rejoicing of others by locking their mouths shut with keys. What a sad world.

Visually Similar Kanji

  • 善
    • ぜん
    • Morally Good
  • 普
    • ふ
    • Normal

Found In Vocabulary

  • 喜劇
    • きげき
    • Comedy
  • 喜ぶ
    • よろこぶ
    • To Rejoice
  • 喜び
    • よろこび
    • Joy
  • 喜寿
    • きじゅ
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