Meaning & readings
jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy
On’yomi ケイ
Kun’yomi よろこ.び
Nanori き、きよん、け、みち、む、やす、よし
Origin
This character combines the idea of celebration with the heart or feelings. The left side contains a component suggesting festivity or rejoicing, while the right side includes the "heart" radical (心), which in kanji often represents emotions and inner feelings. Together, these elements create a character that directly depicts the emotional state of joy and congratulation. The complex strokes reflect the elaborate nature of celebrations and the deep, heartfelt happiness they represent.
Components
This character is treated as a single, undivided shape (慶).
Common words
Reference
- Strokes
- 15
- Kangxi radical
- 61
- Formation type
- Pictographic or simple
- Grade
- Jōyō (secondary school)
- Frequency rank
- #1300 (newspapers)
- Former JLPT
- level 1
- Unicode
- U+06176