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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

嬉しい

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ureshii

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Glad/ɡlæd/
adjectiveCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #1450 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"お会いできて嬉しいです。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Feeling or expressing pleasure, joy, or satisfaction.

    "I am so glad that you could finally make it to the party."
  2. 2

    Readily willing; cheerful in doing something.

    "She was only too glad to help her neighbors with the move."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English word 'glæd', meaning bright, shining, joyous, or cheerful. It traces back to Proto-Germanic '*glada-', with historical roots linking to light or smoothness, eventually shifting in Modern English to primarily describe a state of happiness or pleasure.

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