This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カン、よろこ.ぶ
Romaji: kan, yoroko.bu
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: bu
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Meanings

delight, joy

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  76
Frequency:  1065
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-11-4
Korean Reading:  hwan
Chinese Reading:  huan1
Unicode:  6b53
JIS:  343F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1867
Nelson Index: 2425
New Nelson Index: 2948
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4j11.1
Four Corner Index: 8728.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 639
Gakken Index: 1030
Japanese Names Index: 2352
Daikanwanjiten Index: 16197
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0649
Remembering the kanji Index: 570
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1450
Kodansha Compact Index: 1126
Kanji in Context Index: 1132
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1206
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1650
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 577
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 612
Essential Kanji Index: 652
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2342
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2362
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 753
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1776

Words

(かん)
joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure
歓喜 (かんき)
delight; great joy
歓声 (かんせい)
cheer; shout of joy
哀歓 (あいかん)
joys and sorrows; happiness and sadness
歓天喜地 (かんてんきち)
great joy; jubilation; exultation
歓迎 (かんげい)
welcome; reception
歓楽街 (かんらくがい)
pleasure quarter
歓待 (かんたい)
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
交歓 (こうかん)
exchange of courtesies (cordialities); fraternization; fraternisation
喜び (よろこび)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations
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