Moto 楽: Music; Comfort; EaseKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ガク、ラク、ゴウ
- Kun'yomi
- たの(しい)、たの(しむ)、この(む)
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 408 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ガク・ラク・ゴウ)
- 音楽おんがくmusic
- 楽器がっきmusical instrument
- 娯楽ごらくpleasure; amusement
- 能楽のうがくnoh play
- 楽観らっかんoptimism; taking an optimistic view
- 声楽せいがくvocal music
- 楽観的らっかんてきoptimistic; hopeful
- 楽らくcomfort; ease
- 気楽きらくcarefree; comfortable
- 交響楽こうきょうがくsymphony (orchestra)
- 安楽死あんらくしeuthanasia
- 文楽ぶんらくJapanese puppet theatre (theater); bunraku
- 千秋楽せんしゅうらくconcluding festivities; concluding program
- 弦楽げんがくmusic for strings; string music
- 楽譜がくふscore; sheet music
- 邦楽ほうがくJapanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
- 室内楽しつないがくchamber music
- 楽園らくえんparadise; Eden
- 楽団がくだんorchestra; band
- 楽曲がっきょくmusical composition; tune
- 行楽こうらくouting; excursion
- 楽屋がくやdressing room; green room
- 洋楽ようがくWestern music; European music
- 楽章がくしょう(musical) movement
- 管弦楽団かんげんがくだんorchestra
- 極楽ごくらくSukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land)
- 管弦楽かんげんがくorchestral music
- 快楽かいらくpleasure
- 行楽地こうらくちtourist resort; holiday resort
- クラシック音楽クラシックおんがくclassical music
- 吹奏楽すいそうがくwind music; wind instrument music
- 喜怒哀楽きどあいらくhuman emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
- 器楽きがくinstrumental music
- 奏楽そうがくmusical performance
- 安楽あんらくcomfort; ease
- 弦楽器げんがっきstring instrument; stringed instrument
- 打楽器だがっきpercussion instrument
- 楽劇がくげきmusical play; opera
- 楽勝らくしょうeasy victory; walkover
- 楽壇がくだんmusical world
- 楽天らくてんoptimism
- 楽天家らくてんかoptimist; easy-going person
- 楽天的らくてんてきoptimistic
- 楽隊がくたいband; orchestra
- 歓楽街かんらくがいpleasure quarter
- 田楽でんがくritual music and dancing in shrines and temples
- 管楽器かんがっきwind instrument
- 舞楽ぶがくcourt dance and music
- 苦楽くらくpleasure and pain; joys and sorrows
- 軍楽ぐんがくmilitary music
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 楽しみたのしみenjoyment; pleasure
- 楽しいたのしいenjoyable; fun
- 楽しむたのしむto enjoy (oneself)
- 楽しげたのしげhappy; cheerful
- 楽しめるたのしめるto be able to enjoy
Other readings
- 倶楽部クラブclub; fraternity
- 神楽かぐらancient Shinto music and dancing
- 伯楽ばくろうcattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle
- 楽々らくらくcomfortably; easily
- 独楽こまspinning top
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Kanji that often appear with 楽
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