一喜一憂

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	喜	一	憂
いち > いっ Grade: 1	き Grade: 5	いち Grade: 1	ゆう Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

一(いっ)喜(き)一(いち)憂(ゆう) • (ikki ichiyū) 

1. a feeling swinging back and forth between joy and despair

Verb

一(いっ)喜(き)一(いち)憂(ゆう)する • (ikki ichiyū suru) suru (stem 一(いっ)喜(き)一(いち)憂(ゆう)し (ikki ichiyū shi), past 一(いっ)喜(き)一(いち)憂(ゆう)した (ikki ichiyū shita))

1. to have a feeling swinging back and forth between joy and despair