happy

幸せな、うれしい

生活が楽しかったり、よいことがあったりして、うれしく感じている。

やさしい英語で： Feeling good because you enjoy your life or something nice has happened.

• The children look happy.
• Seeing her again made me very happy.
• Are you happy about moving to the city?

使い方： happy about something (She is happy about the good news.); happy for someone (I’m happy for you both.); happy that… (He was happy that his friend could come.)

類義語： glad, cheerful, joyful

反対語： sad, unhappy

よく使う表現： feel happy, happy about something, happy person, make someone happy

楽しい、喜ばしい

人を楽しませたり、うれしい気持ちにさせたりする。

やさしい英語で： Giving people pleasure and good feelings.

• It was a happy day.
• The story has a happy ending.
• We shared happy memories of our childhood.

類義語： joyful, pleasant

反対語： sad, unhappy

よく使う表現： happy day, happy ending, happy memories, happy occasion

満足している、喜んでする

何かに満足している、または嫌がらず喜んでしようとする。

やさしい英語で： Satisfied with something or willing to do it without objecting.

• I’m happy to help.
• She wasn’t happy with the result.
• Would you be happy to work on Saturday?

使い方： happy with something (Are you happy with the service?); happy to do something (I’d be happy to carry that for you.); happy for someone to do something (I’m happy for you to use my desk.)

類義語： satisfied, content, willing

反対語： dissatisfied, unwilling

よく使う表現： happy to help, happy with something, happy about something

幸運な、運のよい

運よく、よい結果につながる。

やさしい英語で： Bringing a good result by luck.

• We met by happy chance.
• A happy accident led to their discovery.
• By a happy coincidence, both sisters caught the same train.

類義語： lucky, fortunate, favourable

反対語： unlucky, unfortunate

よく使う表現： happy chance, happy coincidence, happy accident

幸運な、好都合な

運よく起こる、またはその状況にとてもよく合う。

やさしい英語で： Something happens by good luck or fits the situation especially well.

• We met again by a happy coincidence.
• That happy accident led to a useful discovery.
• Her arrival proved to be a happy turn of events.

類義語： fortunate, lucky, favorable

反対語： unfortunate

よく使う表現： happy coincidence, happy accident, happy outcome