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    3. 喜ぶ

    喜ぶ

    喜よろこぶ​

    to be delighted

    N4KMT7News #15+1CoreEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    悦ぶ歓ぶ慶ぶ欣ぶ

    よろこぶ

    Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased, to rejoice

    Verb, Transitive

    2.
    to congratulate
    3.
    to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.), to take kindly to

    Verb, Intransitive

    4.
    to do with pleasure, to do gladly, to be happy (to do)

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    彼かれはプレゼントをもらって喜よろこんだ。

    He was happy to receive the present.

    KMT3Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    チームは優ゆう勝しょうを喜よろこんだ。

    The team rejoiced at their victory.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologySports & Martial Arts
    孫まごが生うまれたと聞きいて、祖そ父ふ母ぼは大たい変へん喜よろこんだ。

    Hearing that their grandchild was born, the grandparents were extremely delighted.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    彼かれはどんな仕し事ごとでも喜よろこんで引ひき受うける。

    He gladly takes on any kind of work.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    彼かれの成せい功こうを心こころから喜よろこんでいる。

    I am genuinely happy about his success.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    喜
    よろこ.ぶ・よろこ.ばす…(6)
    rejoice・take pleasure in
    Kanji
    ぶ
    bu
    Kana
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