Memory phrase for the character: 喜

喜

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Meaning

happy, joy, delight

Pronunciation

KI
yorokobu

Explanation

 From top: samurai 士, beans 豆, mouth 口. (This kanji 喜 has also been simplified to: 吉)

Mnemonic
 
(An army marches on its stomach!) A samurai with beans in his mouth is happy.

Radicals

口 mouthA small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.
吉 good luckSamurai 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 beanThe radical mame is interpreted as showing a bean 一 that is in a pot 口 (with a stand).
士 samuraiA 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 drumRadical: tsuzumi - I strike with the stick 十 on the bean-shaped 豆 drum.




 Vocabulary

喜ぶ よろこぶ  to be delighted, to be glad
喜劇 きげき  comedy, funny show
喜び よろこび  joy, delight, pleasure, gratification
喜劇 きげき  comedy, funny show

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