歓喜(かんき)

かんき
noun, suru verb
joy, delight, ecstasy
1. joy, delight, ecstasy, elation
Intense joy or exultation, stronger and more dramatic than ordinary happiness. Often used for overwhelming emotions at moments of triumph, victory, or deeply moving experiences.
歓喜(かんき)の声(こえ)が上(あ)がった。
Shouts of joy went up.
優勝(ゆうしょう)が決(き)まり、チームは歓喜(かんき)に包(つつ)まれた。
With the championship decided, the team was enveloped in joy.
長年(ながねん)の努力(どりょく)が実(みの)り、彼(かれ)は歓喜(かんき)の涙(なみだ)を流(なが)した。
His years of effort bore fruit, and he shed tears of joy.

ETYMOLOGY:
歓(かん) (joy, pleasure) + 喜(き) (rejoice, delight). Both characters express happiness, creating an emphatic compound.

USAGE:
A literary and elevated word for joy. 歓喜(かんき)する means "to rejoice greatly." Often used in news reporting for sports victories, election results, and similar dramatic moments. Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" is known in Japanese as 歓喜(かんき)の歌(うた).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 歓喜(かんき)の声(こえ): shouts of joy
  • 歓喜(かんき)の涙(なみだ): tears of joy
  • 歓喜(かんき)に包(つつ)まれる: to be enveloped in joy
  • 歓喜(かんき)に沸(わ)く: to erupt in joy
  • 歓喜(かんき)する: to rejoice

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 喜(よろこ)び: joy, happiness (everyday, general)
  • 歓声(かんせい): cheers, shouts of joy (the sound itself)
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