楽
楽 — Music
music, comfort, ease
On’yomiガク (gaku)
On’yomiラク (raku)
On’yomiゴウ (gou)
Kun’yomiたのしい (tanoshii)
Kun’yomiたのしむ (tanoshimu)
Kun’yomiこのむ (konomu)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 楽
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 音楽 | おんがく ongaku | music |
| 楽しみ | たのしみ tanoshimi | enjoyment; pleasure; amusement |
| 楽器 | がっき gakki | musical instrument |
| 倶楽部 | クラブ kurabu | club; fraternity; sorority |
| 娯楽 | ごらく goraku | amusement; entertainment; recreation |
| 能楽 | のうがく nougaku | noh play |
Study notes
楽 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #373 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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