Vocabulary

What does 嬉しい (うれしい, ureshii) mean?

嬉しい (うれしい, ureshii) means happy, glad.

Quick facts
Readingうれしい
Romajiureshii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
うれしい
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonureshii

happy, glad

GenkiGenki 13
  1. 1i-adjective happy; glad; pleased
  2. 2i-adjective joyful; delightful; gratifying

Example sentences

  • I'm happy that everyone came.

  • I was happy that my friend came.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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