喜ぶ

Meanings

1. to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased; to rejoice
2. to congratulate
3. to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to
4. to do with pleasure; to do gladly; to be happy (to do)

Part of speech: godan verb (ぶ), transitive, intransitive

Kanji

• 喜

  Meanings

  rejoice, take pleasure in

  On reading

  キ

  Kun reading

  よろこ.ぶ、よろこ.ばす

  Strokes

  12

Example sentences

• 彼は母親の到着を喜んだ。

  He rejoiced at his mother's arrival.

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• 彼らは良い知らせを聞いて喜んだ。

  They were delighted at the good news.

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• 喜んで質問に答えましょう。

  I'll be happy to answer your question.

  Tatoeba #183538 · CC BY 2.0 FR