Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “一喜一憂”

一喜一憂

いっきいちゆう

alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism

Example sentence

He is now glad, now sad at the progress of the game.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

一
On
いち;いつ
Kun
ひと-;ひと.つ
Stroke count
1

・one

・one radical (no.1)

1
喜
On
き
Kun
よろこ.ぶ;よろこ.ばす
Stroke count
12

・rejoice

・take pleasure in

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一
On
いち;いつ
Kun
ひと-;ひと.つ
Stroke count
1

・one

・one radical (no.1)

1
憂
On
ゆう
Kun
うれ.える;うれ.い;う.い;う.き
Stroke count
15

・melancholy

・grieve

・lament

・be anxious

・sad

・unhappy

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