How to say 'Delight' in Japanese | 喜ばす

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The Japanese word for Delight is 'Yorokobasu', written as 喜ばす in Japanese.'Delight' in hiragana is よろこばす.

word

喜ばす

Meaning

Delight

Reading

よろこばす

yorokobasu

Kanji

喜Rejoice

Explanation

The Japanese verb '喜ばす (よろこばす)' means 'to delight' or 'to make someone happy'. It is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object. This verb is often used to describe actions that bring joy or happiness to others. For example: She delighted her parents with her success「彼女は成功で両親を喜ばせた」(かのじょはせいこうでりょうしんをよろこばせた). The gift delighted the child「そのプレゼントは子供を喜ばせた」(そのプレゼントはこどもをよろこばせた). Note that this verb is less commonly used in casual conversation and is more formal or literary in tone.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7137

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 喜ばす

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

喜

Meaning

Rejoice

Hiragana in the Word 喜ばす

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ば

Reading

hiragana

す

Reading

Words Related to 喜ばす Through the Kanji 喜

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 喜 as well.

word

喜ぶ

Meaning

Rejoice

word

喜び

Meaning

Joy

word

大喜び

Meaning

Delight

word

喜劇

Meaning

Comedy

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'Yorokobasu' means 'Delight' .

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