漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
嬉: glad, pleased
Also: rejoice
JLPT N115 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
女 carries the meaning · 喜 is drawn in
15 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
キki · on'yomi · in compounds
- 嬉々ききmerry; joyful; gleeful
- 嬉笑きしょうhappy laughter
うれしいureshii · kun'yomi · on its own
- 嬉しいうれしいhappy; glad; pleased
Also read たのしむ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Grace and strength! This is the radical of the feminine, representing mothers, daughters, and the many roles women have played throughout history.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xī
Same form: 嬉 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 嬉 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 嬉 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xī most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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