嬉しい

うれしい · ureshii · JLPT N4 · i-adj

to be happy

🎁 Sounds like you-RESH-ee: you get a fresh gift and you are glad

嬉 = 女 (woman) + 喜 (joy), so the kanji itself spells out delight. The ending しい marks an i-adjective of feeling, the same ending as 楽しい (fun) and 悲しい (sad). Use it for gladness about something that just happened to you.

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