# 喜 rejoice

士 (samurai radical) + 豆 (bean) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★★
12 strokes
ILL PAIR

## Onyomi

KI |

## Mnemonic

| The only way to make a mean gruff old samurai really rejoice is to just KEEP on keep on keep on feeding him beans all night, right in his mouth! BEEEAAANS.

## Kunyomi

( が or に or で ) よろこ＊ぶ | to make someone become glad or happy - generally said about people other than yourself. ★★★★★
よろこ＊び | happiness ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

喜劇(きげき) | comedy ★☆☆☆☆ 喜 (rejoice) + 劇 (play) = 喜劇 (comedy)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
豊 | plentiful | SONG | 曲
喜 | rejoice | SAMRUAI | 士

SONGS ( 曲 ) are plentiful, so the SAMURAI rejoices.

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
嬉 | stoked | WOMAN | 女
喜 | rejoice | NO WOMAN |

After our breakup, that WOMAN is stoked,

but I rejoice the most because now I have NO WOMAN!

## Used In

- 嬉
- 膨