Memory phrase for the Kanji: 喜
喜
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Meaning
happy, joy, delight
Pronunciation
KI yoroko bu
Explanation
From top: samurai 士, beans 豆, mouth 口. (This kanji 喜 has also been simplified to: 吉)
Mnemonic
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(An army marches on its stomach!) A samurai with beans in his mouth is happy.
Radicals
口
mouth A small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.
吉
good luck Samurai 士, below: Mouth 口 (This radical is a simplification of 喜, where the samurai 士 has a bean 豆 in his mouth 口 and is happy).
豆
bean The radical mame is interpreted as showing a bean 一 that is in a pot 口 (with a stand).
士
samurai A proud samurai is standing firm on the ground with outspread arms. Do not mistake this radical with: earth, ground 土, which has shorter "arms".
壴
drum Radical: tsuzumi
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Vocabulary
喜ぶ
よろこぶ
to be delighted, to be glad
1490
喜劇
きげき
comedy, funny show
1491
喜び
よろこび
joy, delight, pleasure, gratification
1489
喜劇
きげき
comedy, funny show
8549
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