This is the 4406th most frequent Japanese word.

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"喜" means "joy" or "喜" means "to rejoice."


Here, '喜んで' is the verb showing the act of rejoicing or feeling happy, used in its te-form combined with 'います' to indicate a continuous state.

彼の成功を心から喜んでいます。

I wholeheartedly rejoice in his success.


Here, '喜びました' is the past tense of the verb '喜ぶ', indicating that the act of rejoicing or being delighted happened in the past.

彼女の知らせに大いに喜びました。

I was greatly delighted by her news.


Here, '喜び' is used as a noun meaning 'joy' or 'delight', combined with 'を感じなかった' to express not experiencing joy.

その結果には少しも喜びを感じなかった。

I did not feel any joy about that result.