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悦 means 'ecstasy'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 1739   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-30    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 8 words   Used in 24 words   Used in 425 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   エツ
Kun    よろこ   よろこばす
Name    や   よし
     
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 悦 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 悦 is used 23 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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エツ : 16 words FIND ALL
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joy
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エツ (read as えっ) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
musket (male Japanese sparrowhawk)  (see also: 雀鷂; colloquialism)
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よろこ : 6 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: 喜び
noun
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations
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Henshall: 1020  Joy o' Kanji : 1020  Key to Kanji:

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エツ    ecstasy   
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eight elder brothers
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eight
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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legs
heart
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