欣喜
Chinese
happy | to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad | ||
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simp. and trad. (欣喜) |
欣 | 喜 | |
alternative forms | 忻喜 |
Pronunciation
Adjective
欣喜
- glad; joyful; happy
- 諸夏之人,莫不欣喜。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
- Zhūxià zhī rén, mò bù xīnxǐ. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
诸夏之人,莫不欣喜。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 同伴們都欣喜地說:「明天早晨準可以看見日出了。」 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 楊朔 (Yang Shuo), 泰山极顶 (The Peak of Mount Tai)
- Tóngbànmen dōu xīnxǐ de shuō: “Míngtiān zǎochen zhǔn kěyǐ kànjiàn rìchū le.” [Pinyin]
- [My] companions joyfully said, "Tomorrow morning [the mist will lift and] we will be able to see the sunrise!"
同伴们都欣喜地说:「明天早晨准可以看见日出了。」 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- 和樂/和乐 (hélè) (happy and harmonious)
- 喜悅/喜悦 (xǐyuè) (formal)
- 喜歡/喜欢
- 喜滋滋 (xǐzīzī)
- 喜躍/喜跃 (xǐyuè) (formal)
- 夷悅/夷悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
- 夷愉 (yíyú) (literary, happy and harmonious)
- 安樂/安乐 (ānlè) (peaceful and happy)
- 康樂/康乐 (kānglè) (literary, peaceful and happy)
- 忻悅/忻悦 (xīnyuè) (literary)
- 快意 (kuàiyì)
- 快樂/快乐 (kuàilè)
- 快活 (kuàihuo)
- 怡悅/怡悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
- 悅意/悦意 (yuèyì)
- 悅懌/悦怿 (yuèyì) (literary)
- 愉快 (yúkuài)
- 愉悅/愉悦 (yúyuè)
- 暢快/畅快 (chàngkuài)
- 樂滋滋/乐滋滋 (lèzīzī)
- 欣忭 (xīnbiàn) (literary)
- 欣悅/欣悦 (xīnyuè)
- 歡喜/欢喜 (huānxǐ)
- 歡娛/欢娱 (huānyú) (literary)
- 歡快/欢快 (huānkuài)
- 歡悅/欢悦 (huānyuè) (literary)
- 歡愉/欢愉 (huānyú) (literary)
- 歡暢/欢畅 (huānchàng)
- 歡樂/欢乐 (huānlè)
- 歡躍/欢跃 (huānyuè) (formal)
- 爽 (shuǎng)
- 爽神 (shuǎngshén) (literary or Min Nan)
- 痛快 (tòngkuài)
- 舒暢/舒畅 (shūchàng)
- 開心/开心 (kāixīn)
- 高興/高兴 (gāoxìng)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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欣 | 喜 |
きん Jinmeiyō |
き Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
Middle Chinese 欣喜 (hɨn hɨX)
Derived terms
- 欣喜雀躍 (kinki jakuyaku, “jump for joy”)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "欣喜する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 欣喜し | きんきし | kinki shi | |
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 欣喜し | きんきし | kinki shi | |
Shūshikei ("terminal") | 欣喜する | きんきする | kinki suru | |
Rentaikei ("attributive") | 欣喜する | きんきする | kinki suru | |
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 欣喜すれ | きんきすれ | kinki sure | |
Meireikei ("imperative") | 欣喜せよ¹ 欣喜しろ² |
きんきせよ¹ きんきしろ² |
kinki seyo¹ kinki shiro² | |
Key constructions | ||||
Passive | 欣喜される | きんきされる | kinki sareru | |
Causative | 欣喜させる 欣喜さす |
きんきさせる きんきさす |
kinki saseru kinki sasu | |
Potential | 欣喜できる | きんきできる | kinki dekiru | |
Volitional | 欣喜しよう | きんきしよう | kinki shiyō | |
Negative | 欣喜しない | きんきしない | kinki shinai | |
Negative continuative | 欣喜せず | きんきせず | kinki sezu | |
Formal | 欣喜します | きんきします | kinki shimasu | |
Perfective | 欣喜した | きんきした | kinki shita | |
Conjunctive | 欣喜して | きんきして | kinki shite | |
Hypothetical conditional | 欣喜すれば | きんきすれば | kinki sureba | |
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative |
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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