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(intransitive) To feel joy, to rejoice. / (transitive, archaic) To enjoy. / (transitive, obsolete) To give joy to; to congratulate. / (transitive, obsolete) To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate.

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Source Word

joy

IPA(Pronunciation)

/d͡ʒɔɪ/

Verb

intransitive archaic transitive obsolete

(intransitive) To feel joy, to rejoice. / (transitive, archaic) To enjoy. / (transitive, obsolete) To give joy to; to congratulate. / (transitive, obsolete) To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate.

Japanese Meaning

喜びを感じる、喜ぶ / 楽しむ（古風な用法） / 喜ばせる、祝いの意を示す（時代遅れの用法） / 喜ばせる、元気づける（時代遅れの用法）

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Children joy when they see the first snowfall.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

子どもたちは初雪を見ると喜ぶ。

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(intransitive) To feel joy, to rejoice.

for oftymes or this oure lord shewed hym vnto good men and vnto good knyghtes in lykenes of an herte But I suppose from hens forth ye shalle see no more / and thenne they Ioyed moche / and dwelled ther alle that day / And vpon the morowe whan they had herde masse / they departed and commaunded the good man to god

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