How to say 'Rejoice' in Japanese | 喜ぶ

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The Japanese word for Rejoice is 'Yorokobu', written as 喜ぶ in Japanese.'Rejoice' in hiragana is よろこぶ.

word

喜ぶ

Meaning

Rejoice

Reading

よろこぶ

yorokobu

Kanji

喜Rejoice

Explanation

The Japanese verb '喜ぶ (よろこぶ)' means 'to rejoice' or 'to be delighted'. It is used to express happiness or joy in response to something positive, such as good news, a gift, or an achievement. This verb can be used in both formal and informal contexts. For example: She rejoiced at the news「彼女はその知らせを喜んだ」(かのじょはそのしらせをよろこんだ). We were delighted with the gift「私たちはその贈り物を喜んだ」(わたしたちはそのおくりものをよろこんだ). The verb can also be used to describe someone's general state of happiness, as in 'He is always rejoicing'「彼はいつも喜んでいる」(かれはいつもよろこんでいる).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1230

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 喜ぶ

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

喜

Meaning

Rejoice

Hiragana in the Word 喜ぶ

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

ぶ

Reading

Words Related to 喜ぶ Through the Kanji 喜

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 喜 as well.

word

喜び

Meaning

Joy

word

大喜び

Meaning

Delight

word

喜劇

Meaning

Comedy

word

喜ばす

Meaning

Delight

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'Yorokobu' means 'Rejoice' .

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