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楽

Fun, Easy, Music
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingガク、ラク
Kun readingたの.しい、たの.しむ

Verbs with «楽»

楽しむ楽しめる楽する

Meanings

  1. fun, Easy, Music
  2. comfort
  3. ease
  4. musicRtK
    彼は熱烈な音楽愛好家だ。He is an ardent music lover.tatoeba
    春秋社より楽譜出版。Music score published by Shunjusha Publishing Companywiki
  1. relief
  2. (at) peace
  3. relaxation

Popular Usage

音楽楽しい楽む楽しみ楽器娯楽楽譜気楽

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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white (白) · dove · sparkler · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1872

Compound words

彼は人並みの楽もできない。らく
He cannot afford the common comforts of life.tatoeba
彼は楽に英語が読める。らく
He can read English easily.tatoeba
彼は楽な姿勢で横になった。らく
He lay down in a comfortable position.tatoeba
彼は家族の者が楽に暮らせるように一生懸命働いている。らく
He works hard in order to keep his family in comfort.tatoeba
私は時々馬に乗るのを楽しみます。たのしむ
I like to ride a horse now and then.tatoeba
外で遊ぶのはとても楽しいことです。たのしい
It's a lot of fun playing outdoors.tatoeba
パリで撮った妻の写真を見るにつけ、あの時の楽しかった旅行を思い出す。たのしい
When I see the photo of my wife I took in Paris, I remember what a great time we had on that trip.tatoeba
彼は貧しい音楽家でした。
He was a poor musician.tatoeba
彼は彼女を音楽会へ誘った。
He invited her to go to the concert.tatoeba
彼は彼女とおしゃべりをして楽しいひとときを過ごした。
He had a good time talking with her.tatoeba
これらの味の変化を楽しみながら味わう。
The dish is eaten while the diner enjoys each of these flavors.wiki
晩年は盆栽などをわずかな楽しみとしたといわれる。
It is said that she had a little pleasure such as bonsai (a dwarf miniature potted tree) in her later years.wiki
邦楽器とも呼ぶ。
Such instruments are also referred to as Hogakki.wiki
振って鳴らす楽器。
It is swung to produce sound.wiki
今日の楽譜と違った。
The musical score at that time was completely different as that of today.wiki

Real voices: how native speakers say it

These sentences were read aloud by real people — native Japanese speakers — for the open Mozilla Common Voice project. Listen to how a phrase sounds in real speech: the intonation, the pace, the way words run together. Two speakers mean two different people read it — compare them.

ゲームは楽しい
げーむはたのしいGames are fun.
音楽を聴いているとウトウトしてしまう
おんがくをきいているとうとうとしてしまうI doze off when I'm listening to music
普通の小学生ならば、これからの楽しい夏休みのことで頭の中が一杯のとき。
ふつうのしょうがくせいならば、これからのたのしいなつやすみのことであたまのなかがいちはいのとき。A normal elementary school student would have their mind full of the fun summer vacation coming up.

Recordings and sentences: Mozilla Common Voice, CC0

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Pleasure; music; easy. A drum on a 木 (wooden) stand — music brings joy.Also known as “Comfort”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 楽

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step