Onyomi: ガク, ゴウ, ラク · Kunyomi: この.む, たの.しい, たの.しむ · Meanings: comfort, ease, music
Kanji for comfort, ease, music
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The kanji 楽 combines the “tree/wood” radical (木) with a component representing a musical instrument, symbolizing the enjoyment of music played on wooden instruments. In ancient times, it represented pleasure, comfort, and harmony. 楽 came to mean fun, music, or enjoyment, capturing happiness, delight, and artistic expression.
Music played on wood — 楽 means fun, enjoyment, or music.
Imagine playing a wooden instrument and feeling joyful — that’s 楽, the kanji for fun, music, and happiness.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 楽 | らく | comfort, ease, relief, (at) peace, relaxation | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 楽 | がく | music | Noun |
| 楽しい | たのしい | enjoyable, fun, pleasant, happy, delightful | common JLPT-N5 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 楽器 | がっき | musical instrument | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 楽しむ | たのしむ | to enjoy, to take pleasure in, to have a good time, to have fun, to amuse oneself | common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb |
| 楽しみ | たのしみ | enjoyment, pleasure, amusement, delight, joy, fun, diversion, hobby | common JLPT-N4 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 楽譜 | がくふ | score, sheet music | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 楽観 | らっかん | optimism, taking an optimistic view | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 落書き | らくがき | scrawl, scribble, graffiti, doodle | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 楽屋 | がくや | dressing room, green room, backstage | common Noun |