noun, takes genitive case の

Messages.yoji.
  1. bittersweet, having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow, joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
悲喜こもごも ひきこもごも
こもごも
交交
悲喜交交 ひきこもごも
こもごも
交々
悲喜交々 ひきこもごも

Contained Kanji Breakdown

grieve, sad, deplore
かな.しい ヒ (3rd, N3)
un-, mistake, negative
ヒ あら.ず (5th, N3)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
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