慶
be happy, congratulate, jubilation, rejoice
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
15 / 15
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:15
JLPT:1
Frequency:1300
Vocabulary
ケイ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弁慶 | ベンケイ | strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid; checked pattern |
| 慶事 | ケイジ | happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation |
| 慶祝 | ケイシュク | congratulation; celebration |
| 慶弔 | ケイチョウ | congratulations and condolences |
| 早慶戦 | ソウケイセン | match between Waseda University and Keio University (esp. baseball) |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 慶ぶ | よろこぶ | to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased; to rejoice; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure; to do gladly; to be happy (to do) |
| 慶び | よろこび | joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations |
| 国慶節 | こっけいせつ | anniversary of founding (of PRC); national celebration time |
| 陰弁慶 | かげべんけい | lion at home but weakling elsewhere |
| 内弁慶 | うちべんけい | someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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affection, favourite, love
Grade 4JLPT 3
康
ease, peace
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憂
be anxious, grieve, lament, melancholy, sad, unhappy
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優
actor, excel, gentleness, superiority, surpass, tenderness
Grade 6JLPT 3
恋
darling, in love, miss, romance, yearn for
Grade 8JLPT 2
応
OK, accept, answer, apply, reply, yes
Grade 5JLPT 1
悪
bad, evil, false, rascal, vice, wrong
Grade 3JLPT 4
志
aspire, hopes, intention, motive, plan, resolve, shilling
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殿
Mr., hall, lord, mansion, palace, temple
Grade 8JLPT 2
変
change, strange, unusual
Grade 4JLPT 3