“Joyous” in Japanese
Short answer
Joyous 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 “Joyous” in Japanese
慶しい
yorokobashii joyful (news, event, etc.), joyous, delightful (e.g. result), pleasing (e.g. sight), gratifying, welcome, good, happy, glad, pleased
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
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
かりゆし
kariyushi happy, auspicious, propitious, joyous, lucky
悦し
yorokobashi joyful (news, event, etc.), joyous, delightful (e.g. result), pleasing (e.g. sight), gratifying, welcome, good, happy, glad, pleased
喜し
yorokobashi joyful (news, event, etc.), joyous, delightful (e.g. result), pleasing (e.g. sight), gratifying, welcome, good, happy, glad, pleased
悦ばし
yorokobashi joyful (news, event, etc.), joyous, delightful (e.g. result), pleasing (e.g. sight), gratifying, welcome, good, happy, glad, pleased
喜ばし
yorokobashi joyful (news, event, etc.), joyous, delightful (e.g. result), pleasing (e.g. sight), gratifying, welcome, good, happy, glad, pleased
慶しく
yorokobashiku joyful (news, event, etc.), joyous, delightful (e.g. result), pleasing (e.g. sight), gratifying, welcome, good, happy, glad, pleased
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