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楽しみ (たのしみ, tanoshimi) Japanese meaning: enjoyment | Kotomora

楽たのしみ

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の

し

み

Common word›JLPTN4›Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

1

noun, na-adjective

enjoyment; pleasure; fun

General noun for enjoyment, pleasure, or something that brings joy. Can also be used adjectivally with な.

読どく書しょは私

わたし

の

楽たの

しみ

の

一ひと

つ

です

。

Reading is one of my pleasures.

週しゅう末まつの楽たのしみは何なんですか。

What do you enjoy doing on weekends?

2

noun, na-adjective

anticipation; looking forward to

Used in the phrase 楽しみにする or 楽しみだ to express looking forward to something. Can also refer to something one is looking forward to.

See also: 楽しみにする

来らい週しゅうの旅りょ行こうを楽たのしみにしています。
I'm looking forward to the trip next week.
彼かの女じょに会あえるのが楽たのしみだ。
I'm looking forward to seeing her.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が楽たのしみだto be looking forward to something
来らい週しゅうの旅りょ行こうが楽たのしみだ。
I'm looking forward to next week's trip.
ささやかな楽たのしみa small, simple pleasure
毎まい朝あさのコーヒーは私わたしのささやかな楽たのしみだ。
My morning coffee is a small pleasure of mine.
〈物もの〉を楽たのしみに取とっておくto save something to enjoy later
ケーキを一いっ切きれ、楽たのしみに取とっておいた。
I saved a slice of cake to enjoy later.

Expressions

楽たのしみにするlook forward to
楽たのしみに待まつto look forward to; to wait eagerly for

Kanji

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

Related words· 6

喜よろこびN3sense 1
喜び is a more formal or literary word for deep joy or delight, while 楽しみ describes everyday enjoyment or something one looks forward to.
娯ご楽らくN2sense 1
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.
期き待たいN3sense 2
期待 is a neutral word for expectation or hope that may or may not be pleasant, while 楽しみ specifically means looking forward to something enjoyable.
待まち遠どおしいN1
楽しみ emphasizes pleasant anticipation, while 待ち遠しい stresses the impatience of a wait that feels long.

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心こころ待まち
楽しみ is the broader everyday noun for something pleasant to look forward to, while 心待ち specifically highlights the emotional act of waiting for it.
快かい楽らくN1
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.

Opposites

苦くるしみN2sense 1
苦しみ means suffering or pain, the opposite of the pleasant feeling of 楽しみ.

Don't confuse with

楽たのしいN5sense 1
楽しい is an i-adjective describing something as fun or enjoyable, while 楽しみ is the noun for the feeling of enjoyment or the thing being anticipated.

Word family

お楽たのしみ
enjoyment; pleasure; fun · anticipation; something to look forward to

Written forms

楽たのしみUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
たのしみUsage2%
愉たのしみUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 愉 carries a nuance of quiet, refined enjoyment.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 楽しむ (to enjoy), with the nominalizing suffix み, which turns an adjective stem into a noun expressing a quality or state.