よろこ
Meanings
Noun
1. joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations
Kanji used
joy
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
Examples (34 in total)
They bubbled over with joy.
Joy was mingled with sorrow.
I could hardly contain myself for joy.
His joy showed on his face.
His face was alight with joy.
Her eyes sparkled with joy.
Her smile expressed joy.
Her heart jumped for joy.
Tom's face lit up with joy.
Her heart bounded with joy.
For instance, "delight" is the opposite of "sorrow."
We derive a lot of pleasure from books.
At last, they experienced the joy of victory.
We can derive much pleasure from reading.
Tears of joy rained down their cheeks.
Such was her delight that she fainted.
I feel a great joy for this job.
It is with great pleasure that we welcome you here.
Waves of joy drift through my opened heart.
His success was a great satisfaction to me.
Great was our delight when we won the game.
No one really understands the grief or joy of another.
My grandchildren give me such a delight.
Few things give us as much pleasure as music.
Do you know that conversation is one of the greatest pleasures in life?
Can we find joy in spite of suffering and death?
There is a certain pleasure in pointing out other people's errors.
Great was her joy when her son returned back safely.
She began to derive further pleasure from listening to music.
Everyone shouted for joy when they heard the news.
May happiness and joy come to you as you celebrate this joyous day.
Nothing in the world gives people so much real pleasure as having a happy family.
Nothing gives us so much pleasure as making things ourselves.
The pain caused by love is much sweeter than any pleasure.