"嬉しい" meaning in Japanese

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Adjective

IPA: [ɯ̟ᵝɾe̞ɕiː]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. First cited to the Man'yōshu of circa 759 CE. A surface analysis suggests that this might be derived from 熟れる (ureru, “to ripen, mature”) + しい (shii, “adjective forming suffix”). However, it is unclear how the sense of "feeling mature" would match the sense of "glad". Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=うれしい}} Old Japanese, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE, {{circa2|759 <small class='ce-date'>CE</small>}} circa 759 CE, {{m|ja|熟れる|t=to ripen, mature|tr=ureru}} 熟れる (ureru, “to ripen, mature”), {{m|ja|しい|t=adjective forming suffix|tr=shii}} しい (shii, “adjective forming suffix”) Head templates: {{ja-adj|うれしい|infl=i}} 嬉(うれ)しい • (ureshii) -i (adverbial 嬉(うれ)しく (ureshiku)) Inflection templates: {{ja-adj-infl|adverbial=く|attributive=い|conditional=ければ|conjunctive=くて|continuative=く|degree=さ|formal=い です|formal_negative=く ない です|formal_negative_past=く なかった です|formal_past=かった です|hypothetical=けれ|imperative=かれ|imperfective=かろ|informal_negative=く ない|informal_negative_past=く なかった|informal_past=かった|kana=うれし|lemma=嬉し|provisional=かったら|terminal=い|volitional=かろう}}, {{ja-conj-bungo|うれ|adj-shiku|lemma=嬉し}} Forms: 嬉しい [canonical] (ruby: (うれ)), ureshii [romanization], 嬉しく [adverbial] (ruby: (うれ)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 嬉しかろ [imperfective, stem], うれしかろ [imperfective, stem], ureshikaro [imperfective], 嬉しく [continuative, stem], うれしく [continuative, stem], ureshiku [continuative], 嬉しい [stem, terminative], うれしい [stem, terminative], ureshii [terminative], 嬉しい [attributive, stem], うれしい [attributive, stem], ureshii [attributive], 嬉しけれ [hypothetical, stem], うれしけれ [hypothetical, stem], ureshikere [hypothetical], 嬉しかれ [imperative, stem], うれしかれ [imperative, stem], ureshikare [imperative], 嬉しくない [informal, negative], うれしくない [informal, negative], ureshiku nai [informal, negative], 嬉しかった [informal, past], うれしかった [informal, past], ureshikatta [informal, past], 嬉しくなかった [informal, negative, past], うれしくなかった [informal, negative, past], ureshiku nakatta [informal, negative, past], 嬉しいです [formal], うれしいです [formal], ureshii desu [formal], 嬉しくないです [formal, negative], うれしくないです [formal, negative], ureshiku nai desu [formal, negative], 嬉しかったです [formal, past], うれしかったです [formal, past], ureshikatta desu [formal, past], 嬉しくなかったです [formal, negative, past], うれしくなかったです [formal, negative, past], ureshiku nakatta desu [formal, negative, past], 嬉しくて [conjunctive], うれしくて [conjunctive], ureshikute [conjunctive], 嬉しければ [conditional], うれしければ [conditional], ureshikereba [conditional], 嬉しかったら [conditional, past], うれしかったら [conditional, past], ureshikattara [conditional, past], 嬉しかろう [volitional], うれしかろう [volitional], ureshikarō [volitional], 嬉しく [adverbial], うれしく [adverbial], ureshiku [adverbial], 嬉しさ [noun-from-adj], うれしさ [noun-from-adj], ureshisa [noun-from-adj], no-table-tags [table-tags], 嬉しく [irrealis, stem], 嬉しから [irrealis, stem], うれしく [irrealis, stem], うれしから [irrealis, stem], uresiku [irrealis], uresikara [irrealis], 嬉しく [continuative, stem], 嬉しかり [continuative, stem], うれしく [continuative, stem], うれしかり [continuative, stem], uresiku [continuative], uresikari [continuative], 嬉し [stem, terminative], うれし [stem, terminative], uresi [terminative], 嬉しき [attributive, stem], 嬉しかる [attributive, stem], うれしき [attributive, stem], うれしかる [attributive, stem], uresiki [attributive], uresikaru [attributive], 嬉しけれ [realis, stem], うれしけれ [realis, stem], uresikere [realis], 嬉しかれ [imperative, stem], うれしかれ [imperative, stem], uresikare [imperative], 嬉しからず [negative], うれしからず [negative], uresikarazu [negative], 嬉しけれど [contrastive], うれしけれど [contrastive], uresikeredo [contrastive], 嬉しければ [causative], うれしければ [causative], uresikereba [causative], 嬉しくば [conditional], うれしくば [conditional], uresikuba [conditional], 嬉しかりき [past], うれしかりき [past], uresikariki [past], 嬉しかりけり [past], うれしかりけり [past], uresikarikeri [past], 嬉しく [adverbial], うれしく [adverbial], uresiku [adverbial]
  1. happy, glad Wikipedia link: Man'yōshu Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: うれC (ureshii) (ruby: C(しい)) [slang] Derived forms: 嬉しがらせ (ureshigarase) (ruby: (うれ)) (english: word or gesture intended to gladden someone), 嬉し泣き (ureshinaki) (ruby: (うれ), ()) (english: cry out of joy), 嬉し涙 (ureshinamida) (ruby: (うれ), (なみだ)) (english: tear of joy) Related terms: 楽しい (tanoshī) (ruby: (たの)) Related terms (not to be confused with): 幸せ (shiawase) (ruby: (しあわ))

Inflected forms

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      "form": "うれしいです",
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        "past"
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      "form": "嬉しかろう",
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      "form": "ureshisa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "嬉しく",
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      "form": "uresiku",
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    {
      "form": "uresikara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しく",
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      "tags": [
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        "stem"
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    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しかり",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしかり",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresiku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresikari",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉し",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれし",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しき",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しかる",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしき",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしかる",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresiki",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresikaru",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "stem"
      ]
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    {
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    {
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        "stem"
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      "tags": [
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        "stem"
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    },
    {
      "form": "uresikare",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しからず",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしからず",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresikarazu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しけれど",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしけれど",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresikeredo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresikereba",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しくば",
      "source": "inflection",
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    {
      "form": "うれしくば",
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    {
      "form": "uresikuba",
      "source": "inflection",
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    {
      "form": "嬉しかりき",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしかりき",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresikariki",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しかりけり",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしかりけり",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresikarikeri",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresiku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "うれしい",
        "infl": "i"
      },
      "expansion": "嬉(うれ)しい • (ureshii) -i (adverbial 嬉(うれ)しく (ureshiku))",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "adverbial": "く",
        "attributive": "い",
        "conditional": "ければ",
        "conjunctive": "くて",
        "continuative": "く",
        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": "い です",
        "formal_negative": "く ない です",
        "formal_negative_past": "く なかった です",
        "formal_past": "かった です",
        "hypothetical": "けれ",
        "imperative": "かれ",
        "imperfective": "かろ",
        "informal_negative": "く ない",
        "informal_negative_past": "く なかった",
        "informal_past": "かった",
        "kana": "うれし",
        "lemma": "嬉し",
        "provisional": "かったら",
        "terminal": "い",
        "volitional": "かろう"
      },
      "name": "ja-adj-infl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "うれ",
        "2": "adj-shiku",
        "lemma": "嬉し"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with raw sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Emotions",
          "orig": "ja:Emotions",
          "parents": [
            "Mind",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "word or gesture intended to gladden someone",
          "roman": "ureshigarase",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "嬉",
              "うれ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "嬉しがらせ"
        },
        {
          "english": "cry out of joy",
          "roman": "ureshinaki",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "嬉",
              "うれ"
            ],
            [
              "泣",
              "な"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "嬉し泣き"
        },
        {
          "english": "tear of joy",
          "roman": "ureshinamida",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "嬉",
              "うれ"
            ],
            [
              "涙",
              "なみだ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "嬉し涙"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "happy, glad"
      ],
      "id": "en-嬉しい-ja-adj-n9kWReVv",
      "links": [
        [
          "happy",
          "happy"
        ],
        [
          "glad",
          "glad"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "shiawase",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "幸",
              "しあわ"
            ]
          ],
          "sense": "not to be confused with",
          "word": "幸せ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tanoshī",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "楽",
              "たの"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "楽しい"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "ureshii",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "C",
              "しい"
            ]
          ],
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "うれC"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Man'yōshu"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "うれしい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟ᵝɾe̞ɕiː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "嬉しい"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "word or gesture intended to gladden someone",
      "roman": "ureshigarase",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "嬉",
          "うれ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "嬉しがらせ"
    },
    {
      "english": "cry out of joy",
      "roman": "ureshinaki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "嬉",
          "うれ"
        ],
        [
          "泣",
          "な"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "嬉し泣き"
    },
    {
      "english": "tear of joy",
      "roman": "ureshinamida",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "嬉",
          "うれ"
        ],
        [
          "涙",
          "なみだ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "嬉し涙"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "ojp",
        "3": "-",
        "sort": "うれしい"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Japanese",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "nodots": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "CE",
      "name": "C.E."
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "CE",
      "name": "CE"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "759 <small class='ce-date'>CE</small>"
      },
      "expansion": "circa 759 CE",
      "name": "circa2"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "熟れる",
        "t": "to ripen, mature",
        "tr": "ureru"
      },
      "expansion": "熟れる (ureru, “to ripen, mature”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "しい",
        "t": "adjective forming suffix",
        "tr": "shii"
      },
      "expansion": "しい (shii, “adjective forming suffix”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Japanese. First cited to the Man'yōshu of circa 759 CE.\nA surface analysis suggests that this might be derived from 熟れる (ureru, “to ripen, mature”) + しい (shii, “adjective forming suffix”). However, it is unclear how the sense of \"feeling mature\" would match the sense of \"glad\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "嬉しい",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "嬉",
          "うれ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshii",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しく",
      "roman": "ureshiku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "嬉",
          "うれ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshikaro",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshiku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshikere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshikare",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshiku nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshikatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshiku nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しいです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしいです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshii desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshiku nai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshikatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshiku nakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshikute",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshikereba",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshikattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshikarō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshiku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ureshisa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しから",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしから",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresiku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresikara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しかり",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしかり",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresiku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresikari",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉し",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれし",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しき",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しかる",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしき",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしかる",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresiki",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresikaru",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresikere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresikare",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しからず",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしからず",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresikarazu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しけれど",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしけれど",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresikeredo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresikereba",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しくば",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしくば",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresikuba",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しかりき",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしかりき",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresikariki",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しかりけり",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしかりけり",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresikarikeri",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嬉しく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うれしく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uresiku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "うれしい",
        "infl": "i"
      },
      "expansion": "嬉(うれ)しい • (ureshii) -i (adverbial 嬉(うれ)しく (ureshiku))",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "adverbial": "く",
        "attributive": "い",
        "conditional": "ければ",
        "conjunctive": "くて",
        "continuative": "く",
        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": "い です",
        "formal_negative": "く ない です",
        "formal_negative_past": "く なかった です",
        "formal_past": "かった です",
        "hypothetical": "けれ",
        "imperative": "かれ",
        "imperfective": "かろ",
        "informal_negative": "く ない",
        "informal_negative_past": "く なかった",
        "informal_past": "かった",
        "kana": "うれし",
        "lemma": "嬉し",
        "provisional": "かったら",
        "terminal": "い",
        "volitional": "かろう"
      },
      "name": "ja-adj-infl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "うれ",
        "2": "adj-shiku",
        "lemma": "嬉し"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "shiawase",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "幸",
          "しあわ"
        ]
      ],
      "sense": "not to be confused with",
      "word": "幸せ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tanoshī",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "楽",
          "たの"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "楽しい"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese adjectives",
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with manual fragments",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese terms derived from Old Japanese",
        "Japanese terms inherited from Old Japanese",
        "Japanese terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms written with one Han script character",
        "Japanese い-i adjectives",
        "Pages with raw sortkeys",
        "ja:Emotions"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "happy, glad"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "happy",
          "happy"
        ],
        [
          "glad",
          "glad"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Man'yōshu"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "うれしい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟ᵝɾe̞ɕiː]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "ureshii",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "C",
          "しい"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "うれC"
    }
  ],
  "word": "嬉しい"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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