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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)
- 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
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). |
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Japanese
Kanji
悦
(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 悅)
- ecstasy
Readings
Etymology
| Alternative spelling
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| 悅 (kyūjitai)
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From Middle Chinese 悅 (MC ywet).
The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
Affix
悦 • (etsu)
- joy; pleasure; delight
Noun
悦 • (etsu)
- (literary) rejoicing; happiness
Derived terms
References
Korean
Hanja
悦 • (yeol) (hangeul 열, revised yeol, McCune–Reischauer yŏl, Yale yel)
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