Word Meaning 喜ばす

よろこばす yorokobasu

喜ばす is read as よろこばす (yorokobasu) and means to delight.

Meaning

English

to delight
to please
to make (someone) happy
to give pleasure (to)

Reading

Kana

よろこばす

Romaji

yorokobasu

Writing Variants

悦ばす よろこばす yorokobasu
歓ばす よろこばす yorokobasu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 5958 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

喜び

よろこび

joy

喜ぶ

よろこぶ

to congratulate

喜んで

よろこんで

with pleasure ...

喜ばしい

よろこばしい

joyful (news, event, etc.)

喜劇

きげき

comedy

喜怒哀楽

きどあいらく

human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)

喜寿

きじゅ

77th birthday

喜望峰

きぼうほう

Cape of Good Hope

大喜び

おおよろこび

great joy

悲喜

ひき

joys and sorrows

一喜一憂

いっきいちゆう

alternating between happiness and anxiety

歓喜

かんき

delight

Example Sentences

私は彼を喜ばすためにそうした。

I did so with a view to pleasing him.

少年は両親を喜ばすために嘘を付いたかもしれない。

The boy may have told a lie to please his parents.

彼女がどんなに一生懸命やってみても、彼を喜ばすことは出来なかった。

However hard she tried, she was unable to please him.