欣喜雀躍

きんきじゃくやく
Frequency:
1

To be overjoyed; to leap for joy — a four-character idiom expressing great delight.

NounIrregular VerbIntransitive VerbYojijukugo

Examples

合格通知を受け取った彼は欣喜雀躍した。

He leapt for joy when he received the acceptance letter.

久々の優勝にチームは欣喜雀躍した。

The team was overjoyed at their first victory in a long time.

子どもたちはプレゼントを見て欣喜雀躍していた。

The children were overjoyed when they saw the presents.

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