JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 嬉: "glad, pleased, rejoice"
The kanji 嬉 means "glad, pleased, rejoice". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キ in on'yomi and うれ.しい, たの.しむ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うれ.しいたの.しむ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | glad, pleased, rejoice |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2274 of 2,501 |
Common words with 嬉
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 嬉しいhappy; glad; pleased; delighted · joyful; delightful; gratifying; pleasant
- 嬉々merry; joyful; gleeful
- 嬉し涙happy tears; tears of joy
- 嬉しげseeming happy
- 嬉し泣きweeping for joy; crying with happiness
- 嬉しいことにto one's delight; to one's joy
- 嬉野place : Ureshino
- 嬉戯frisking; frolicking; romping; merry play
- 嬉ション(accidentally) peeing out of excitement; excitement urination
- 嬉遊曲divertimento; divertissement; cassation
- 嬉笑happy laughter
- 嬉石place : Ureishi
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