Vocabulary

What does 一喜一憂 (いっきいちゆう, ikkiichiyuu) mean?

一喜一憂 (いっきいちゆう, ikkiichiyuu) means alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns.

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Readingいっきいちゆう
Romajiikkiichiyuu
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
いっきいちゆう
ikkiichiyuu

alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns

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