嬉しい

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. プレゼントありがとう、嬉しいです。▶ —
   Thank you for the gift, I am happy.
2. 会えて嬉しかった。▶ —
   I was happy to meet you.

Collocations

Mnemonic

嬉しい ureshii — an i-adjective; the kanji 嬉 weaves 女 (woman) with 喜 (joy). It is the reaction of joy an event stirs inside me — glad to receive a gift. If 楽しい is the enjoyment of an activity itself, 嬉しい is the response to a happening. With the opposite 悲しい it stands at the two ends of one axis. Kanji-reading kin: 喜 reads Korean 'hui' (歡喜), Mandarin xǐ.

Quick check

1. "The party was ___" — which adjective fits more naturally?

   • 楽しい tanoshii (activity-fun, fits "party was fun")
   • 嬉しい ureshii (personal reaction, less direct for "party")
   • 悲しい kanashii (sad, opposite)
   • 面白い omoshiroi (interesting, also fits but for content)