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楽

music
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingガク、ラク、ゴウ
Kun readingたの.しい、たの.しむ、この.む
JōyōGrade 2
  1. comfort
  2. ease
  3. relief
  4. (at) peace
  5. relaxation

Popular Usage

音楽楽しい楽む楽しみ楽器娯楽楽譜気楽

Radicals and components

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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

音楽おんがく
music
楽しいたのしい
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
楽しみたのしみ
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; delight; joy
楽器がっき
musical instrument
娯楽ごらく
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime
楽譜がくふ
score; sheet music
気楽きらく
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
雅楽ががく
gagaku; ceremonial Japanese court music
快楽かいらく
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
楽園らくえん
paradise; Eden
楽屋がくや
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside
楽観らっかん
optimism; taking an optimistic view
楽曲がっきょく
musical composition; tune
楽章がくしょう
movement
楽隊がくたい
band; orchestra
楽団がくだん
orchestra; band
器楽きがく
instrumental music
極楽ごくらく
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
弦楽げんがく
music for strings; string music
行楽こうらく
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
神楽かぐら
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
声楽せいがく
vocal music
独楽こま
spinning top
能楽のうがく
noh play

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 楽

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