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Japanese
| Alternative spelling
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| 樂しい (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
⟨tano1siki1⟩ → */tanʷosikʲi/ → /tanoshii/
From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[1] No Ryukyuan cognates exist; as as result, further derivation unknown. Theories include:[2]
- A compound of 手 (ta, “hand”, combining form) + 伸す (nosu, “to extend”)
- This is problematic, as nosu has first been attested starting from the early 900s, with no A/B distinction (see Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai for details).
- From 田神 (tano, literally “rice paddy god”)
- No reading of 神 (*no, “god”) exists.
- A borrowing from an unknown language
- No words resemble *tanV meaning "fun" or "to enjoy".
Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「楽しい」
| Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
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| Stem forms
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| Continuative (連用形)
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楽しく
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たのしく
たのしく
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| Terminal (終止形)
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楽しい
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たのしい
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| Attributive (連体形)
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楽しい
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たのしい
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
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楽しくない
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たのしくない
たのしくない
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| Informal past
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楽しかった
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たのしかった
たのしかった
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| Informal negative past
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楽しくなかった
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たのしくなかった
たのしくなかった
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| Formal
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楽しいです
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たのしいです
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| Conjunctive
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楽しくて
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たのしくて
たのしくて
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| Conditional
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楽しければ
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たのしければ
たのしければ
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Adjective
楽しい • (tanoshii) -i (adverbial 楽しく (tanoshiku))
- pleasant, delightful, fun, enjoyable
Inflection
| Stem forms
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| Imperfective (未然形)
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楽しかろ
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たのしかろ
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tanoshikaro
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| Continuative (連用形)
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楽しく
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たのしく
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tanoshiku
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| Terminal (終止形)
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楽しい
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たのしい
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tanoshii
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| Attributive (連体形)
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楽しい
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たのしい
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tanoshii
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| Hypothetical (仮定形)
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楽しけれ
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たのしけれ
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tanoshikere
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| Imperative (命令形)
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楽しかれ
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たのしかれ
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tanoshikare
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
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楽しくない
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たのしくない
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tanoshiku nai
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| Informal past
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楽しかった
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たのしかった
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tanoshikatta
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| Informal negative past
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楽しくなかった
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たのしくなかった
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tanoshiku nakatta
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| Formal
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楽しいです
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たのしいです
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tanoshii desu
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| Formal negative
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楽しくないです
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たのしくないです
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tanoshiku nai desu
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| Formal past
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楽しかったです
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たのしかったです
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tanoshikatta desu
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| Formal negative past
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楽しくなかったです
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たのしくなかったです
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tanoshiku nakatta desu
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| Conjunctive
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楽しくて
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たのしくて
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tanoshikute
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| Conditional
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楽しければ
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たのしければ
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tanoshikereba
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| Provisional
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楽しかったら
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たのしかったら
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tanoshikattara
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| Volitional
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楽しかろう
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たのしかろう
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tanoshikarō
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| Adverbial
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楽しく
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たのしく
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tanoshiku
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| Degree
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楽しさ
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たのしさ
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tanoshisa
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Synonyms
Antonyms
References
- ^ “楽”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ 楽しい／たのしい - Gogen Yurai Jiten (in Japanese)
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN