Question

喜 よろこ.ぶ、よろこ.ばす rejoice, take pleasure in 3 769 12 30 くち・くちへん 会意 Compound Ideographic The samurai sitting on the drum is on a stage, and the people below him are rejoicing with their mouths in unison. It helps me to imagine the placement this way.

Accepted Answer

キ あき, きゅ, のぶ, ゆき, よし 喜び(よろこび): joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations喜劇(きげき): comedy; funny show喜ぶ(よろこぶ): (1) to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased (2) to congratulate (3) to gratefully accept 4 吉: good luck; joy; congratulations口: mouth 口 3 (none) rejoice In the taiko (drum (#1444)) song of rejoicing, the drummers shout with open mouths.

Kanji	喜
Onyomi	キ
Kunyomi	よろこ.ぶ、よろこ.ばす
Nanori	あき, きゅ, のぶ, ゆき, よし
English	rejoice, take pleasure in
Examples	喜び(よろこび): joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations 喜劇(きげき): comedy; funny show 喜ぶ(よろこぶ): (1) to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased (2) to congratulate (3) to gratefully accept
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	4
Frequency	769
Components	吉: good luck; joy; congratulations 口: mouth
Number of Strokes	12
Kanji Radical	口
Radical Number	30
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	くち・くちへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	rejoice
Koohii Story 1	The samurai sitting on the drum is on a stage, and the people below him are rejoicing with their mouths in unison. It helps me to imagine the placement this way.
Koohii Story 2	In the taiko (drum (#1444)) song of rejoicing, the drummers shout with open mouths.

Joy 喜 キ よろこ.ぶ、よろこ.ばす あき きゅ のぶ ゆき

Joy 喜キよろこ.ぶ、よろこ.ばすあききゅのぶゆき