adjective

  1. happy, glad, pleased, delighted, overjoyed.
  2. joyful, delightful, gratifying, pleasant.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
嬉しい うれしい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

glad, pleased, rejoice
うれ.しい うれし キ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
rejoice, take pleasure in
よろこ.ぶ キ よし (4th, N3)
drum, surname
シュ チュ たてる
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
beans, pea, midget
まめ トウ ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide