大喜び・大喜|おおよろこびooyorokobi[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
大喜び大喜び, written with kanji and kana, is the most common form and the recommended choice for beginners; use it in ordinary writing.
大喜大喜 is a less common variant written entirely in kanji. It can appear as a written alternative, but learners should generally choose 大喜び instead.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbgreat joy; delight; jubilation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 大喜びする（おおよろこびする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 大喜びします（おおよろこびします） |
| Negative (nai) | 大喜びしない（おおよろこびしない） |
| polite (masen) | 大喜びしません（おおよろこびしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 大喜びせず・大喜びせぬ（おおよろこびせず・おおよろこびせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 大喜びした（おおよろこびした） |
| polite (mashita) | 大喜びしました（おおよろこびしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 大喜びしなかった（おおよろこびしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 大喜びしませんでした（おおよろこびしませんでした） |
| Te form | 大喜びして（おおよろこびして） |
| Potential | 大喜びできる（おおよろこびできる） |
| Passive | 大喜びされる（おおよろこびされる） |
| Causative | 大喜びさせる（おおよろこびさせる） |
| Causative passive | 大喜びさせられる（おおよろこびさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 大喜びすれば（おおよろこびすれば） |
| tara | 大喜びしたら（おおよろこびしたら） |
| Volitional | 大喜びしよう（おおよろこびしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 大喜びしましょう（おおよろこびしましょう） |
| Imperative | 大喜びしろ（おおよろこびしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym歓喜かんきWrittenWritten and dignified, as in 「歓喜の歌」; 「大喜び」 works in both speech and writing and stresses being overjoyed.
- Synonym嬉しいうれしいNeutralThe everyday adjective for feeling glad — a subjective feeling, and the most common choice; it does not stress the degree of joy.
- Synonym喜びよろこびNeutralThe all-purpose noun for joy, also covering celebrations; lacks the exaggerated intensity of 「大喜び」.
- Synonym喜悦きえつWrittenWritten style for deep, inner joy; 「大喜び」 stresses the sheer degree of delight.
- Synonym狂喜きょうきWrittenWritten; wild joy that borders on losing composure — more exaggerated than 「大喜び」, common in news reports and literature.
- Related喜ぶよろこぶNeutralThe everyday verb 'to be glad' and the most common choice; 「大喜び」 is a noun or 「大喜びする」 and expresses a stronger degree of joy.
- Related喜ばしいよろこばしいWrittenWritten adjective for things worth rejoicing over — news, results and the like; 「大喜び」 describes a person's delighted reaction.
- Related有頂天うちょうてんNeutralMeans being elated to the point of losing one's head; adds a giddy, carried-away nuance 「大喜び」 lacks.
- Related浮かれるうかれるNeutralGiddy excitement with a slightly frivolous, carried-away tinge; 「大喜び」 carries no such negative shade.
- RelatedハッピーNeutralColloquial loanword for feeling happy — a state rather than a reaction; 「大喜び」 is a momentary burst of delight.
- Related悦楽えつらくWrittenWritten word for joy and pleasure that stresses savoring the delight; 「大喜び」 stresses the intensity of the joy.
- Relatedご機嫌ごきげんNeutralColloquial for being in a good mood, as in 「今日はご機嫌だ」; it is about one's mood and needs no happy occasion.
- Related歓天喜地かんてんきちWrittenA four-character idiom for jubilation, rare even in writing and close to 「大喜び」 in sense; in daily speech say 「大喜び」.
- Related悦に入るえつにいるNeutralIdiom for gloating — delight in one's own deeds or possessions, i.e. self-satisfaction; 「大喜び」 is joy in general.
- Related雀躍じゃくやくWrittenWritten word for leaping for joy, often in 「欣喜雀躍」; about as intense as 「大喜び」.
- Related法悦ほうえつWrittenWritten; originally the rapture of hearing Buddhist teachings, now also rapture over art or sensory pleasure; 「大喜び」 is everyday joy.
- Related愉悦ゆえつWrittenWritten word stressing contentment and gratification; 「大喜び」 stresses how great the joy is.
- Antonym悲哀ひあいWrittenWritten word for sorrow and grief; the opposite of jubilant 「大喜び」.
- Antonym落胆らくたんNeutralDiscouragement and dejection, the opposite of 「大喜び」, typical after hopes fall through.
Use 「大喜び」 for being overjoyed — jumping for delight, as in 「子供たちは大喜びだ」. For ordinary gladness pick 「喜ぶ」 or 「嬉しい」; in formal prose 「歓喜」; for giddy, carried-away elation 「有頂天」. The opposite is 「落胆」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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