The kanji character 欣 primarily conveys the feeling of joy, pleasure, or delight. It represents a state of happiness and satisfaction.

・On-yomi (音読み): キン (kin) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): よろこ(ぶ) (yoroko(bu)) - to be pleased, to rejoice

⚫︎ 欣喜(kin ki) Translation: Joy; delight ⚫︎ 欣快(kinkai) Translation: Elation; great joy ⚫︎ 欣然(kinzen) Translation: Gladly; with pleasure; willingly

The kanji 欣 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字; keisei moji). It is composed of the semantic component "欠" (けつ; ketsu), meaning "to yawn" or "to breathe out", and the phonetic component "斤" (きん; kin), which provides the sound and originally related to axe. The combination suggests a feeling of expansive happiness, like exhaling a sigh of relief or joy.