喜ぶ (Yorokobu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased, to rejoice”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased; to rejoice
- godan verb, transitive verbto congratulate
- godan verb, transitive verbto welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to
- godan verb, intransitive verbto do with pleasure; to do gladly; to be happy (to do)as よろこんで...
Examples
彼は夢中で喜んでいた。
He was beside himself with joy.
彼を喜ばせるのは難しい。
He is hard to please.
彼らは私に会って喜んだ。
They were glad to see me.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).