15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy

Kun'yomi
  • joy
On'yomi
  • ケイ
Nanori
  • きよん
  • みち
  • やす
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi) 广(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ケイ 99.2%
よろこ 0.8%

Character Breakdown

jubilation, congratulate, rejoice
ケイ よろこ.び き (9th, N1)
deer
か しか ロク (11th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
ko
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
compare, race, ratio
ヒ くら.べる い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
congratulation ②celebration
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside
happy event
anniversary of founding (of PRC)
fortunate heredity
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward
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References

Unicode hex code 6176
JIS X 0208 1-23-36
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1539
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1967
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3173
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3936
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2029
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2739
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2001
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2157
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 962
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2425
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1033
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11145
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1204
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1632
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1742
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1318
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1762
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1732
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 799
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2020
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3q12.8
Four corner code 0024.7
De Roo Code 567