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Kanji: 楽

KANJI
楽
13 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
たのしい
たのしむ
このむ
 ON 音 
ガク
ラク
ゴウ
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
木
Radical name:
き
Meaning:
Music, comfort, ease
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 350 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
音楽(おんがく)
Music
N5
楽(たの)しい
enjoyable
N4
楽(たの)しみ
joy
N4
楽(たのし)む
to enjoy oneself
N3
楽(らく)
comfort, ease
N2
楽器(がっき)
musical instrument
N2
娯楽(ごらく)
pleasure, amusement
N1
楽譜(がくふ)
score (music)
N1
気楽(きらく)
at ease, comfortable
N1
極楽(ごくらく)
paradise
N1
楽(たの)しむ
to enjoy oneself
N1
楽観(らっかん)
optimism
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