How to say "delighted" in Japanese

• 嬉しいうれしいJLPT N4approx.Common
  i-adjectiveCovers the ordinary sense of delighted: feeling glad or pleased about something that happened. It is the usual everyday word for this emotion in conversation and writing about oneself.
  あなたに再会さいかいできてうれしい。↗

  I am pleased to see you again.
• 欣々然きんきんぜん
  taru-adjective, adverb (with と)Also glossed as delighted, but it describes a joyful, cheerful manner rather than the common feeling of being glad. It is a less common word, so it is seldom the one you want for everyday 'delighted'.

Use 「嬉しい」 for the everyday feeling of being delighted or glad; 欣々然 is a less common literary word for a joyful, cheerful state and is rarely the everyday choice.

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• 嬉しいうれしいhappy
• 欣々然きんきんぜんjoyful