楽しみ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
楽
たの
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
樂しみ (kyūjitai)

Etymology

連用形 (“stem form”) of verb 楽しむ (“to enjoy”).

Pronunciation

Noun

楽(たの)しみ • (tanoshimi) 

  1. joy
  2. that which one happily anticipates
    来月(らいげつ)のライブを楽(たの)しみにしています。
    Raigetsu no raibu o tanoshimi ni shite imasu.
    I can't wait for the concert next month.
    次回(じかい)もお楽(たの)しみに
    jikai mo o-tanoshimi ni
    stay tuned for next time

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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