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Kanji Grade 2 - 楽

Kanji character Grade 2 楽. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 楽
About
music, comfort, ease
Kun: たの.しい、 たの.しむ、 この.む
On: ガク、 ラク、 ゴウ
13 strokes
Radical: tree 木
Parts: 冫 木 白
 
Onyomi
楽 【ガク】 music, old Japanese court music, gagaku
楽章 【ガクショウ】 (musical) movement
邦楽 【ホウガク】 Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
室内楽 【シツナイガク】 chamber music
楽 【ラク】 comfort, ease, relief, (at) peace, relaxation, easy, simple, without trouble, without hardships, (economically) comfortable, raku pottery
楽園 【ラクエン】 paradise, Eden, Elysium
千秋楽 【センシュウラク】 concluding festivities, concluding program, concluding programme, final day of a tournament
行楽 【コウラク】 outing, excursion, pleasure trip, going on a picnic
猿楽 【サルガク】 sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries), noh, fooling around
 
Kunyomi
楽しい 【たのしい】 enjoyable, fun, pleasant, happy, delightful
楽しい思い出 【たのしいおもいで】 happy memory, sweet memory
楽しむ 【たのしむ】 to enjoy (oneself)