慶ぶ

よろこぶ · yorokobu · JLPT N2 · verb-godan

to be delighted

🎉 慶 = 鹿 (deer, a gift at festive rites) + 心 (heart): joy at good news, felt from the heart

Related to 慶事 (happy event) and 慶祝 (celebration). Read it yoro-kobu. Everyday writing usually uses 喜ぶ, which carries the same sense of being glad.

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