Vocabulary

What does 欣喜雀躍 (きんきじゃくやく) mean?

欣喜雀躍 (きんきじゃくやく) means being so delighted that one jumps for joy (lit. rejoicing and hopping like a sparrow).

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欣喜雀躍きんきじゃくやく

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being so delighted that one jumps for joy (lit. rejoicing and hopping like a sparrow)

Example sentences

合格(ごうかく)の知(し)らせを聞(き)いて、家族(かぞく)みんなが欣喜雀躍(きんきじゃくやく)した。
Hearing the news of the pass, the whole family jumped for joy.