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娯楽する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	娯ご楽らくする	娯ご楽らくしない
Polite	娯ご楽らくします	娯ご楽らくしません
Past polite	娯ご楽らくしました	娯ご楽らくしませんでした
Past	娯ご楽らくした	娯ご楽らくしなかった
Te-form	娯ご楽らくして	娯ご楽らくしないで
Desire	娯ご楽らくしたい	娯ご楽らくしたくない
Potential	娯ご楽らくできる	娯ご楽らくできない
Passive	娯ご楽らくされる	娯ご楽らくされない
Causative	娯ご楽らくさせる	娯ご楽らくさせない
Causative passive	娯ご楽らくさせられる	娯ご楽らくさせられない
Volitional	娯ご楽らくしよう
Polite volitional	娯ご楽らくしましょう
Imperative	娯ご楽らくしろ	娯ご楽らくするな
Conditional	娯ご楽らくすれば	娯ご楽らくしなければ
Tara conditional	娯ご楽らくしたら	娯ご楽らくしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

amusement; entertainment; recreation

Broad term for leisure activities, hobbies, and entertainment. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to amuse oneself'.

週しゅう末まつは映えい画がを見みて娯ご楽らくを楽たのしんだ。
I enjoyed some entertainment watching a movie over the weekend.
彼かれは読どく書しょを娯ご楽らくにしている。
He makes reading his pastime.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が娯ご楽らくになるfor something to serve as entertainment/a pastime
テレビは多おおくの人ひとにとって娯ご楽らくになっている。
Television has become a form of entertainment for many people.
娯ご楽らくを提てい供きょうするto provide entertainment
このアプリは無む料りょうで娯ご楽らくを提てい供きょうしている。
This app provides entertainment for free.
娯ご楽らくに興きょうじるto indulge in amusement
休きゅう日じつは娯ご楽らくに興きょうじて過すごした。
I spent my day off indulging in various amusements.
数かず少すくない娯ご楽らくone of the few pastimes/entertainments (available)
読どく書しょは彼かれにとって数かず少すくない娯ご楽らくの一ひとつだ。
Reading is one of the few pastimes available to him.
娯ご楽らくとして〈動どう詞し〉to do (something) as entertainment
娯ご楽らくとして映えい画がを見みることが多おおい。
I often watch movies as a form of entertainment.

Kanji

娯recreation, pleasure
楽music, comfort, ease

Related words· 13

趣しゅ味みN5
趣味 is a personal hobby or interest someone actively pursues, while 娯楽 is the broader category of amusement or entertainment, often provided by outside sources.
レジャーN2
レジャー is a loanword for 'leisure' used mainly in commercial contexts like レジャー施設, while 娯楽 is the more general native Japanese term for entertainment.
遊あそびN4
遊び is a casual, everyday word for play or fun, while 娯楽 is a more formal, encompassing term for organized entertainment and amusements.
エンターテインメント
エンターテインメント usually refers to commercial media entertainment (movies, shows), while 娯楽 is a broader term covering any kind of amusement or recreation.

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余よ暇かN1
余暇 refers to one's free time itself, whereas 娯楽 refers to the amusement or activity one enjoys during that time.
アミューズメント
娯楽 is a native Japanese word for recreation or pastime, while アミューズメント is a loanword typically used for commercial entertainment facilities and attractions.
レクリエーションN2
娯楽 is a native Japanese word for entertainment in general, while レクリエーション is a loanword implying organized, refreshing leisure activities.
演えん芸げい
娯楽 means amusement or recreation in general (games, hobbies, leisure), whereas 演芸 specifically means a performed show or act.
楽たのしみN4
娯楽 refers to entertainment or recreation as a category (like TV or games), whereas 楽しみ is the personal feeling of enjoyment itself.
芸げい能のうN2
娯楽 covers entertainment and amusement generally (games, hobbies, leisure), while 芸能 is narrower, centered on performance and show business.
遊ゆう戯ぎ
娯楽 is broader, meaning entertainment or recreation in general (movies, hobbies, etc.), while 遊戯 specifically denotes playing games or engaging in play, especially children's play.
慰い安あん
娯楽 refers to entertainment or amusement in general, while 慰安 specifically implies providing relief or comfort, sometimes through organized recreation.
気き晴ばらし
娯楽 is a broader, more formal word for entertainment or amusement in general, while 気晴らし specifically means something done to relieve stress or boredom.

Opposites

労ろう働どうN3
労働 is work or labor, contrasted with 娯楽, which is amusement or leisure activity done for enjoyment rather than duty.

Don't confuse with

安あん楽らく
娯楽 means entertainment or amusement, while 安楽 means comfort or ease; the two share the kanji 楽 but differ completely in meaning.

Word family

娯ご楽らく室しつ
recreation room
大たい衆しゅう娯ご楽らく
popular entertainment; mass entertainment; public amusement
娯ご楽らく映えい画が
entertainment film; entertaining movie

Etymology

Compound of 娯 (go, 'enjoy') and 楽 (raku, 'comfort, ease'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with amusement and pleasure.