悦

See also: 悅

Translingual

Han character

悦 (Kangxi radical 61, 心+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 心金口山 (PCRU) or 難心金口山 (XPCRU), composition ⿰忄兑)

1. pleased, contented, gratified

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 388, character 34
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10629
• Dae Jaweon: page 718, character 27
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2306, character 15
• Unihan data for U+60A6

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 悦 – see 悅 (“pleased; contented; gratified; to be pleasing to; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of 悅).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji

悦

(Jōyō kanji)

1. ecstasy

Readings

• Go-on: えち (echi)
• Kan-on: えつ (etsu, Jōyō)
• Kun: よろこぶ (yorokobu, 悦ぶ)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
悦
えつ Grade: S
kan'on

Alternative spelling
悅 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 悅 (MC ywet).

The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.

Affix

1. joy; pleasure; delight

Noun

1. (literary) rejoicing; happiness

Derived terms

• 悦(えつ)に入(い)る (etsu ni iru)

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Korean

Hanja

悦 • (yeol) (hangeul 열, revised yeol, McCune–Reischauer yŏl, Yale yel)

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