Explore 楽 through enjoyment, ease and music. Connect each reading with a complete word and a useful context.

The idea

楽 has 13 strokes; follow the linked stroke-order diagram. Read 楽しい（たのしい）, 音楽（おんがく）, 楽（らく）, 楽器（がっき） as whole words. The table shows each reading in context.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
楽しいたのしいI have many happy memories.
音楽おんがくI listen to music every day.
楽らくWork is easy today.
楽器がっきMy younger brother is learning to play an instrument.

Examples

  • 毎日まいにち音楽おんがくを聞ききます。I listen to music every day.
  • 楽たのしい思おもい出でがたくさんあります。I have many happy memories.
  • 二人ふたりは学校がっこうでお祭まつりを楽たのしみます。The two enjoy the festival at school.
  • この授業じゅぎょうは楽たのしいです。This class is fun.
  • 今日きょうは仕事しごとが楽らくです。Work is easy today.
  • 弟おとうとは楽器がっきを習ならっています。My younger brother is learning to play an instrument.

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Watch out

楽しい means enjoyable, while 楽 means easy or comfortable. 音楽 uses がく; 楽器 is read がっき with a small っ. Compare 楽 with 薬: notice their different parts.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 楽しい in hiragana.

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    たのしい

    楽しい is read たのしい. In context: I have many happy memories. Learn the reading with the whole word.

  2. Write the reading of 音楽 in hiragana.

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    おんがく

    音楽 is read おんがく. In context: I listen to music every day. Learn the reading with the whole word.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: ＿（らく）［楽／薬］.

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    楽

    楽 completes 楽, read らく. In context: Work is easy today.

Use it today

Write 楽 using the stroke-order diagram. Cover the table, read 楽しい and 音楽, and make a sentence with one of them.