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  1. Happy Buddha

  2. Happy / Laughter / Cheerful Bliss

  3. Happiness / Joy

  4. Happiness / Joyful / Joy

  5. Joyful

  6. Happy

  7. Pleasure


Happy Buddha

Buddha of Joyful Light

 huān xǐ guāng fó
 kan gi kou butsu
Happy Buddha Scroll

This title is Buddha of Joyful Light.

歡喜光佛 is Amitābha from Sanskrit but pronounced very differently in Chinese and Japanese.

Happy / Laughter / Cheerful Bliss

 lè
 raku
Happy / Laughter / Cheerful Bliss Scroll

樂 is a single-character form of happiness or bliss that holds the ideas of laughing and having a good time.

This can also be translated as happy, glad, enjoyable, fun, and sometimes, music.

This a really good character if your audience is Chinese.

This is not a word seen alone very often in Korean.

楽In Japanese, this character is written like the image shown to the right. If you order this from the Japanese master calligrapher, it will look like this instead of the character shown above.
Note: In Japanese, this has a meaning of comfort, ease, and enjoyment.

Happiness / Joy

 xǐ
 
Happiness / Joy Scroll

禧 is the type of happiness known in the west as “joy.”

The radical on the right side of this character is often seen alone (with the same meaning - and we do recommend that version because it's more universal).

Happiness / Joyful / Joy

 xǐ
 ki / yorokobi
 
Happiness / Joyful / Joy Scroll

喜 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and Korean Hanja for the kind of happiness known in the west as “joy.”

喜 can also be translated as rejoice, enjoyment, delighted, pleased, or “take pleasure in.” Sometimes it can mean “to be fond of” (in a certain context).

If you write two of these happiness/joy characters side by side, you create another character known in English as “double happiness,” which is a symbol associated with weddings and happy marriages.


There is another version of this character that you will find on our website with an additional radical on the left side (exactly same meaning, just an alternate form). The version of happiness shown here is the commonly written form in China, Japan and South Korea (banned in North Korea).


See Also:  Contentment | Happiness | Joy

 huān
 kan
 
Joyful Scroll

歡 means joyous, happy, delightful, and pleased.

歡 represents external happiness that may have you clapping and cheering.


Please note: The other happiness/joyful which looks like "喜" is more popular.

歡 is the ancient/old version in China and Japan. After WWII in Japan, they started using 歓. Just let us know if you want this modern version instead of the ancient one.


See Also:  Happiness

 xīn
 kin
 
Happy Scroll

欣 is the type of happiness that you feel on the inside. It is the feeling of being released and delighted as well as being in a state of contentment. 欣 is more the internal happiness that perhaps only shows by the smile on your face. It can also be translated as “to take pleasure in” or “to rejoice.”

Note: 欣 is often used in compound words - especially in Korean Hanja.
As Japanese Kanji, this is so rare, that most Japanese people are not aware of its existence.


See Also:  Happiness

 yú
 yu
 
Pleasure Scroll

愉 can be defined as pleasure, well-pleased, contented, and happy.

Note: 愉 is no longer in common use in Japanese.


See Also:  Passion


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

快樂


快乐

see styles
kuài lè
    kuai4 le4
k`uai le
    kuai le
 keraku

More info & calligraphy:

Joyfulness / Happiness
happy; joyful
Joyful.

歡喜光佛


欢喜光佛

see styles
huān xǐ guāng fó
    huan1 xi3 guang1 fo2
huan hsi kuang fo
 Kangi Kōbutsu

More info & calligraphy:

Happy Buddha
Buddha of joyful light, Amitābha.

喜捨


喜舍

see styles
xǐ shě
    xi3 she3
hsi she
 kisha
    きしゃ
(noun, transitive verb) almsgiving; (surname) Isute
Joyful giving.

樂施


乐施

see styles
lè shī
    le4 shi1
le shih
 Rakuse
Joyful giver, tr. of Sudatta, i.e. Anāthapindika, v. 阿.

樂果


乐果

see styles
lè guǒ
    le4 guo3
le kuo
 rakuka
Joyful fruit, i.e. nirvāṇa.

欣界

see styles
xīn jiè
    xin1 jie4
hsin chieh
 konkai
The joyful realm (of saints and sages).

歡喜天


欢喜天

see styles
huān xǐ tiān tiān
    huan1 xi3 tian1 tian1
huan hsi t`ien t`ien
    huan hsi tien tien
 kangi ten
大聖歡喜天; 聖天; (大聖天) The joyful devas, or devas of pleasure, represented as two figures embracing each other, with elephants' heads and human bodies; the two embracing figures are interpreted as Gaṇeśa (the eldest son of Śiva) and an incarnation of Guanyin; the elephant-head represents Gaṇeśa; the origin is older than the Guanyin idea and seems to be a derivation from the Śivaitic linga-worship.

都吒迦


都咤迦

see styles
dū zhà jiā
    du1 zha4 jia1
tu cha chia
 totaka
Joyful sound, united voices; (derivation uncertain).

see styles
kuài
    kuai4
k`uai
    kuai
 kai
    かい

More info & calligraphy:

Fast
rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
pleasure; delight; enjoyment; (female given name) Yoshi
Glad, joyful; quick, sharp.

see styles
chūn
    chun1
ch`un
    chun
 haru
    はる

More info & calligraphy:

Spring Season
spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life
(n,adv) (1) spring; springtime; (2) New Year; (3) prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); heyday; (4) adolescence; puberty; (5) sexuality; sexual desire; (personal name) Haruji

see styles
xīn
    xin1
hsin
 yoshi
    よし

More info & calligraphy:

Happy
happy
(personal name) Yoshi
Joyful, elated, elevated.

喜喜

see styles
 kiki
    きき
(adj-t,adv-to) merry; joyful; gleeful; (female given name) Kiki

see styles

    xi1
hsi
cautious; merry; joyful


see styles
kǎi
    kai3
k`ai
    kai
joyful; kind


see styles
yuè
    yue4
yüeh
 ran
    らん
music
(surname) Ran
Music, that which causes joy, hence joy, joyful, glad, rejoice; also to find joy in, enjoy.

十行

see styles
shí xíng
    shi2 xing2
shih hsing
 jūgyō
The ten necessary activities in the fifty-two stages of a bodhisattva, following on the 十信and 十住; the two latter indicate personal development 自利. These ten lines of action are for the universal welfare of others 利他. They are: joyful service; beneficial service; never resenting; without limit; never out of order; appearing in any form at will; unimpeded; exalting the pāramitās amongst all beings; perfecting the Buddha-law by complete virtue; manifesting in all things the pure, final, true reality.

善快

see styles
shàn kuài
    shan4 kuai4
shan k`uai
    shan kuai
 Zenke
Joyful

喜々

see styles
 kiki
    きき
(adj-t,adv-to) merry; joyful; gleeful

喜報


喜报

see styles
xǐ bào
    xi3 bao4
hsi pao
announcement of joyful news; CL:張|张[zhang1]

喜色

see styles
xǐ sè
    xi3 se4
hsi se
 kishoku
    きしょく
happy expression; cheerful look
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look

喜見


喜见

see styles
xǐ jiàn
    xi3 jian4
hsi chien
 kimi
    きみ
(surname) Kimi
priyadarśana. Joyful to see, beautiful, name of a kalpa.

妙喜

see styles
miào xǐ
    miao4 xi3
miao hsi
 Myōki
Joyful

嬉々

see styles
 kiki
    きき
(adj-t,adv-to) merry; joyful; gleeful; (female given name) Kiki

嬉嬉

see styles
 kiki
    きき
(adj-t,adv-to) merry; joyful; gleeful; (female given name) Kiki

忻然

see styles
 kinzen
    きんぜん
(adj-t,adv-to) joyful; cheerful

怡然

see styles
yí rán
    yi2 ran2
i jan
 izen
    いぜん
happy; joyful
(adv-to,adj-t) (archaism) delightful; enjoyable

愉快

see styles
yú kuài
    yu2 kuai4
yü k`uai
    yü kuai
 yukai
    ゆかい
cheerful; cheerily; delightful; pleasant; pleasantly; pleasing; happy; delighted
(noun or adjectival noun) pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing; happy

愉悅


愉悦

see styles
yú yuè
    yu2 yue4
yü yüeh
joyful; cheerful; delighted; joy; delight
See: 愉悦

愉色

see styles
 yushoku
    ゆしょく
(rare) (See 喜色) cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look

意樂


意乐

see styles
yì lè
    yi4 le4
i le
 igyō
joy; happiness
Joy of the mind, the mind satisfied and joyful. Manobhirāma, the realm foretold for Maudgalyāyana as a Buddha.

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Happy Buddha歡喜光佛
欢喜光佛
kan gi kou butsu
kangikoubutsu
kan gi ko butsu
huān xǐ guāng fó
huan1 xi3 guang1 fo2
huan xi guang fo
huanxiguangfo
huan hsi kuang fo
huanhsikuangfo
Happy
Laughter
Cheerful Bliss
樂 / 楽
rakulè / le4 / le
Happiness
Joy
xǐ / xi3 / xihsi
Happiness
Joyful
Joy
ki / yorokobixǐ / xi3 / xihsi
Joyful
欢 / 歓
kanhuān / huan1 / huan
Happykinxīn / xin1 / xinhsin
Pleasureyuyú / yu2 / yu
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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