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慶
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On-yomi   [ Toggle rōmaji ]
ケイ
KE I
Kun-yomi
よろこ(び
yo ro ko bi

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Meanings of elements
EASY MEAT SURROUNDING SPEWING PENIS with SPREAD FEET
…or: STANDING ERECT NECESSARY and SURROUNDED by FEELINGS of BEING INVERTED
…or: ERECT above DRIPPING GROIN COVERED by SPEWING PENIS and HEAD IN CROTCH
…or: RESPONSE in the CAVERN of LOVE
Some have suggested「feelings of turning summersaults like an idiot, fool」because of being HAPPY. Some scholars say that the top elements are (or were) abbreviated variations of「deer」over「horse」respectively, an ancient glyph referring to a mythical religious beast that was always happy…coincidentally or not, the Japanese for「idiot, fool」is now the combination of「deer」with「horse」since only a fool or an idiot can be happy all the time, or, maintain a belief in mythical religious figures. But this element morphed again they say and most of the「horse」portion was lost.「Surround」「mind, spirit, feelings」(feeling joy deep down in one's spirit, let's say) and below that was added either「head in crotch, head up ass」or some say「feet in summersault position above head while prone.」So, putting that all together may mean:「force yourself to feel like an idiot. Don't worry, be happy.」Or, AUSPICIOUS happiness that comes down from the gods in heaven by changing you into a hoarsely laughing goofball. Note the similarity of this glyph's lower portion with the glyph meaning「melancholy」a malady that often occurs after holidays celebrating mythical religious figures. Notwithstanding the above claptrap, individually the elements are「erect above dripping groin surrounding spewing penis with head in crotch」as the reason for the CELEBRATION, albeit that spot, too, is likely a trap for clap.

External source definitions …excluding politically incorrect concepts and other meanings deemed offensive today; may include extended definitions, euphemisms, and mnemonics)
Chinese: to celebrate
Japanese EDRDG: jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy
Unihan extended: congratulate, celebrate

Used within names (nanori)
き ・ きよん ・ け ・ みち ・ む ・ やす ・ よし

Always keep in mind that these glyphs most likely were originally designed by groups of clever old men as vulgar riddles for their own entertainment (see 籒 for that), representing Chinese society many thousands of years ago, but intended NOT as a written or spoken language when created. If these glyphs had been intended for language use, the sages could not have possibly designed a worse system! Is it truly possible that all these glyphs started out as off-color jokes and puzzles? Yes! It is, and often with multiple correct answers to each riddle, the same as is true today. Sex had no shame in ancient China. Why would it? But, have there been necessary rewrites and altered explanations of the original elemental meanings over the centuries?

No one is suggesting these glyphs depict contemporary life in China, Japan, or anywhere else. This site describes glyph meanings, not people. These glyphs however, describe many and various things, including people, long before there were any notions of becoming politically incorrect. The question to be answered is, should these glyphs continue being used, by anyone, anywhere, for expressing language? (More...) Despite how seemingly bad our human existence is today, do you actually believe that the so-called good old days were any better? Or could they have been worse?

By the way, with a limited number of the same elements used by the sages again and again to form these glyphs, you should expect to find the same explanations again and again, as tedious as that may become, and as an inherent trait of any lexicon. This site explains multiple meanings of glyphs ignored or censored by other sources, generally as being too embarrassing to admit today.


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Chinese usage: 75 entries


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