“Joyful” in Japanese
Short answer
Joyful in Japanese is “喜ばしい” (yorokobashii). Full meaning: joyful (news, event, etc.), joyous, delightful (e.g. result), pleasing (e.g. sight), gratifying, welcome, good, happy, glad, pleased.
Other ways to say “Joyful” in Japanese
欣然
kinzen joyful, cheerful
嬉々
kiki merry, joyful, gleeful
慶しい
yorokobashii joyful (news, event, etc.), joyous, delightful (e.g. result), pleasing (e.g. sight), gratifying, welcome, good, happy, glad, pleased
嬉しい
ureshii happy, glad, pleased, delighted, overjoyed; joyful, delightful, gratifying, pleasant
悦しい
yorokobashii joyful (news, event, etc.), joyous, delightful (e.g. result), pleasing (e.g. sight), gratifying, welcome, good, happy, glad, pleased
喜しい
yorokobashii joyful (news, event, etc.), joyous, delightful (e.g. result), pleasing (e.g. sight), gratifying, welcome, good, happy, glad, pleased
悦ばしい
yorokobashii joyful (news, event, etc.), joyous, delightful (e.g. result), pleasing (e.g. sight), gratifying, welcome, good, happy, glad, pleased
ジョイフル
joifuru joyful
よろこばしい
yorokobashii joyful (news, event, etc.), joyous, delightful (e.g. result), pleasing (e.g. sight), gratifying, welcome, good, happy, glad, pleased
欣々然
kinkinzen joyful, delighted, cheerful, happy
きんぜん
kinzen joyful, cheerful
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