Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

2071 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: take pleasure in, rejoice

Kunyomi: よろこ.ぶ よろこ.び

Onyomi: キン ゴン コン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: lack, yawn

Examples

Onyomi Examples

キンエイ joy and glory, joyous glory, pleasure

キンエツ joy, gladness

ゴング earnest aspiration (to go to paradise)

求浄土 ゴングジョウド seeking rebirth in the Pure Land

Kunyomi Examples

喜ぶ よろこぶ to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased, to congratulate, to gratefully accept