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楽しげ (tanoshige) Japanese meaning: happy-looking | Kotomora

楽たのしげ

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の

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げ

Meanings

1

happy-looking; cheerful; pleasant

Describes someone or something that appears happy, cheerful, or pleasant. Often used to describe a person's expression, atmosphere, or manner.

彼かの女じょは楽たのしげに笑わらった。
She laughed cheerfully.

Kanji

楽music, comfort, ease
愉pleasure, happy, rejoice

Related words

楽たのしい
楽しい is an i-adjective meaning 'fun' or 'enjoyable', while 楽しげ is a na-adjective describing an appearance or manner of being happy or cheerful.

Written forms

楽たのしげ
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and everyday writing.

楽たのしげな音おん楽がくが流ながれている。

Pleasant music is playing.

愉たの

しげ

Uncommon variant using 愉; rarely seen in modern writing.

Etymology

Formed from the stem of 楽しい (たのしい, 'fun') + the suffix げ (expressing appearance or manner).