悦
悦 — Ecstasy
ecstasy, joy, rapture
On’yomiエツ (etsu)
Kun’yomiよろこぶ (yorokobu)
Kun’yomiよろこばす (yorokobasu)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 悦
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 満悦 | まんえつ manetsu | great delight; great satisfaction; rapture |
Study notes
悦 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1762 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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