嬉び (ヨロコビ)
Yorokobi · よろこび — to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased, to rejoice; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.), to take kindly to
Other ways to say “to be delighted” in Japanese →
嬉び in rōmaji: yorokobi.
| 表層形 (Surface) |
嬉び
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
喜ぶ
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| 読み (Reading) |
ヨロコビ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-バ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
連用形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
嬉び
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| 読み・基本形 |
ヨロコブ
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| 表記・基本形 |
嬉ぶ
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| 見出し語の読み |
ヨロコブ
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Used in formal or literary contexts to express deep joy or congratulation; in everyday speech, the noun-derived form 喜び is far more common than the verb 嬉ぶ, which is rarely used.
彼の成功を嬉び、皆で祝った。
Kare no seikō o yorokobi, minna de iwatta.
We celebrated his success, delighted together.
その知らせを嬉び、涙を流した。
Sono shirase o yorokobi, namida o nagashita.
She rejoiced at the news and shed tears.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 喜ぶ (yorokobu), which is the standard verb form; 嬉ぶ is rarely used and sounds archaic.
嬉び means “to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased, to rejoice; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.), to take kindly to” — full definition & examples →
| ます形 (Polite) |
喜びます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
喜んで
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| 過去形 (Past) |
喜んだ
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
喜ばない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
喜びましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
喜べる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
喜ばれる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
喜ばせる
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