楽らく

noun, na-adjective

comfort; ease; relief

A state of physical or mental ease, relaxation, or relief from burden. Often used in phrases like 楽になる (feel better/relieved) or 楽な姿勢 (comfortable posture).

• この椅い子すは座すわり心地ごこちが楽らくだ。

  This chair is comfortable to sit in.

• 薬くすりを飲のんだら少すこし楽らくになった。

  I felt a little better after taking the medicine.

na-adjective, noun

easy; simple; effortless

Describes tasks, methods, or situations that require little effort or are not difficult. Often contrasted with 大変 or 難しい.

• この問もん題だいは楽らくに解とけた。

  I solved this problem easily.

• 楽らくな方ほう法ほうで荷に物もつを運はこぶ。

  Carry the luggage using an easy method.

na-adjective, noun

financially comfortable; well-off

Specifically refers to economic ease or lack of financial hardship. Common in expressions like 生活が楽だ (live comfortably) or 楽な暮らし (easy living).

• 給きゅう料りょうが上あがって生せい活かつが楽らくになった。

  My salary increased and life became more comfortable.

noun

raku pottery

Abbreviation of 楽焼き (raku-yaki), a type of Japanese pottery traditionally used in tea ceremonies. This is a specialized term.

See also: 楽焼

• この茶ちゃ碗わんは楽らくの名めい品ひんだ。

  This tea bowl is a fine piece of raku pottery.

noun

sukha; Buddhist happiness

Buddhist term for a state of happiness or ease, often contrasted with 苦 (suffering). Rare outside religious contexts.

Antonyms: 苦

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、楽らくは苦くの対たい極きょくにある概がい念ねんだ。

  In Buddhism, sukha is a concept opposite to suffering.