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Kanji 楽: meaning "Music, Comfort, Ease", readings, stroke order

The kanji 楽 means "Music, Comfort, Ease". On'yomi: ガク、ラク; kun'yomi: たのしい、たのしむ. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Music, Comfort, Ease
On'yomi
ガクラク
Kun'yomi
たのしいたのしむ
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
樂 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 楽

  • 楽しい たのしい — Fun
  • 音楽 おんがく — Music
  • 楽む たのしむ — to enjoy
  • 楽しみ たのしみ — pleasure, joy
  • 楽しみにする たのしみにする — To look forward to
  • 楽器 がっき — musical instrument
  • 楽 らく — comfort, ease
  • 娯楽 ごらく — pleasure, amusement, recreation
  • 極楽 ごくらく — paradise
  • 楽譜 がくふ — score (music, sheet music)
  • 楽観 らっかん — optimism

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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  13. 13

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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