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快楽 (かいらく, kairaku) Japanese meaning: pleasure | Kotomora
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求もと
める
生せい
活かつ
を
送おく
っ
て
いる
。
He leads a life pursuing only pleasure.
Reading is a great pleasure for me.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 に 快かい 楽らく を 得え る to derive pleasure from something
He derives pleasure from music.
快かい 楽らく を 追つい 求きゅう する to pursue pleasure
He lives a life solely dedicated to pursuing pleasure.
快かい 楽らく に 浸ひた る to indulge in / be immersed in pleasure
She was immersed in fleeting pleasure.
肉にく 体たい 的てき な 快かい 楽らく physical/bodily pleasure
The novel depicts physical pleasure quite explicitly.
Kanji 快 cheerful, pleasant, agreeable Related words· 6 喜び is a broader, more positive term for joy or delight, while 快楽 often implies physical or sensual pleasure and can carry a hedonistic nuance.
楽しみ refers to enjoyment or something looked forward to and is lighter in tone, while 快楽 suggests a deeper, more indulgent or bodily pleasure.
享楽 emphasizes actively indulging in and savoring pleasure, whereas 快楽 simply names the pleasurable sensation itself.
悦楽 is a more literary, intense word for rapturous delight, while 快楽 is the more common general term for pleasure.
Show 2 more 快楽 suggests deeper, often sensual or hedonistic pleasure, while 快感 refers to a lighter, more immediate pleasant sensation.
快楽 refers to indulgent or hedonistic pleasure, whereas 快 is a plainer, more general term for a pleasant feeling.
Etymology Compound of 快 (kai, 'pleasant') and 楽 (raku, 'comfort, ease'). The reading けらく is the older go-on reading used in Buddhist contexts.
lust killer; lust murderer
