The kanji 嬉 primarily conveys the feeling of "joy," "pleasure," or "happiness." It signifies a state of being delighted, pleased, or filled with contentment. The character goes beyond simple satisfaction and describes a deeper, more heartfelt feeling of joy.

・On-yomi (音読み): Ki (キ) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): 嬉（うれ）しい (ureshii)

⚫︎ 嬉（うれ）しい顔（かお） Translation: A happy face; a pleased expression. ⚫︎ 嬉（うれ）しそうに話（はな）す Translation: To talk with a joyful air; to speak happily. ⚫︎ 驚（おどろ）きと嬉（うれ）しさでいっぱい Translation: Filled with surprise and joy.

The kanji 嬉 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). It is composed of two parts: ⚫︎ The semantic component (意符, ifu) is the character 女 (onna), meaning "woman" or "female". ⚫︎ The phonetic component (音符, onpu) is the character 喜 (ki), meaning "joy" or "pleasure." The character as a whole implies that the feeling of joy is something that can stem from a woman's happiness. The "喜" part provides the sound and contributes to the meaning of joy. The character formation combines the semantic indicator "woman" with the phonetic "喜" indicating pronunciation and adding the nuance that the joy is often related to a woman's emotional state.