嬉(うれ)しい

うれしい
i-adjective
happy, glad
emotion
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present嬉(うれ)しい嬉(うれ)しくない
Past嬉(うれ)しかった嬉(うれ)しくなかった
て form嬉(うれ)しくて嬉(うれ)しくなくて
Adverbial嬉(うれ)しく—
Conditional ば嬉(うれ)しければ嬉(うれ)しくなければ
Conditional たら嬉(うれ)しかったら嬉(うれ)しくなかったら
1. happy, glad, pleased
Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. Often used when something good happens to you.
プレゼントをもらって嬉(うれ)しいです。
I'm happy to receive a present.
会(あ)えて嬉(うれ)しいです。
I'm glad to meet you.
Common expression when meeting someone
合格(ごうかく)して嬉(うれ)しいです。
I'm happy that I passed.
手紙(てがみ)をもらって、とても嬉(うれ)しかったです。
I was very happy to receive the letter.
I'm happy that my family is well. We eat meals together every day.

嬉(うれ)しい is an i-adjective meaning happy or glad - specifically the feeling when something good happens to you.

Forms

  • Negative: 嬉(うれ)しくない
  • Past: 嬉(うれ)しかった
  • Adverb: 嬉(うれ)しく

Similar words

  • 嬉(うれ)しい: happy because something happened TO you
  • 楽(たの)しい: enjoying an activity you're doing

Common expressions

Usage

うれしい! is commonly used as a casual exclamation of joy.