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樂
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇰🇷
乐
🇨🇳
楽
🇯🇵

music

HSK 10 N3
Communication →Arts
lè, yuè
ガク、ラク、ゴウ
たの.しい、たの.しむ、この.む
악, 락, 요
Depicts an ancient wooden stringed musical instrument.
Components
Traditional (樂)
幺 one+ 白 white+ 幺 one+ 木 tree =
樂 music
幺 Iconic component
yāo one
youngest
Depicts a string.
白 Phonetic component
bái white
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幺 Iconic component
yāo one
youngest
Depicts a string.
木 Iconic component
mù tree
Depicts the wooden base of a musical instrument.
Japanese (楽)
木 tree+ 白 white =
楽 music
木
木
tree
白
白
white
Notes
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
樂
Regular
Modern
Chinese
乐 / 樂 [Lè]
surname Le
乐 / 樂 [Yuè]
surname Yue
乐 / 樂 [lè]
happy; cheerful; to laugh
乐 / 樂 [yuè]
music
Japanese
楽 らく 同音

noun

  1. comfort; ease; relief; (at) peace; relaxation
  2. abbrev. raku pottery
  3. Buddhism sukha (happiness)

adj-na

  1. easy; simple; without trouble; without hardships
  2. (economically) comfortable
楽 がく 同音

noun

  1. music
  2. gagaku; (explanation) ceremonial Japanese court music
Korean
낙 [樂]
Noun
joy; pleasure; delight; Happiness or fun one feels in his/her life.
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
近頃は旅行は楽だ。
Travelling is easy these days.
Japanese Names
楽 えでん
Eden female given name
楽 がく
Gaku surname
楽 この
Kono female given name
楽 このみ
Konomi female given name
楽 ささ
Sasa female given name
楽 たのし
Tanoshi female given name
楽 のの
Nono female given name
楽 らく
Raku female given namesurname
樂 らく
Raku surname
樂 らん
Ran surname
樂 うた
Uta male given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
快乐 [kuài​lè] #596
happy
音乐 [yīn​yuè] #677
music
俱乐部 [jù​lè​bù] #1,247
club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)
娱乐 [yú​lè] #2,916
to entertain
乐队 [yuè​duì] #1,342
band
乐意 [lè​yì] #1,562
to be willing to do sth
欢乐 [huān​lè] #3,783
gaiety
乐观 [lè​guān] #4,341
optimistic
生日快乐 [shēng​rì​kuài​lè] #2,505
Happy birthday
乐趣 [lè​qù] #3,242
delight
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 楽しい [たのしい] #285
enjoyable
⭐ 楽しむ [たのしむ] #770
to enjoy
⭐ 楽 [らく] #1,121
comfort
⭐ 楽しみ [たのしみ] #1,199
enjoyment
⭐ 音楽 [おんがく] #2,127
music
楽しみにする [たのしみにする] #2,494
to look forward to
⭐ 気楽 [きらく] #4,365
carefree
⭐ 快楽 [かいらく] #4,723
pleasure
お楽しみ [おたのしみ] #5,923
enjoyment
⭐ 楽器 [がっき] #6,864
musical instrument
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KOREAN WORDS (30)
음악 #1,311
music
기악 #9,259
instrumental music
악기 #16,006
musical instrument
음악회 #43,656
music concert
건반 악기
keyboard instrument
경음악
light music
고전 음악
classical music
관악기
wind instrument
교향악
symphony
교향악단
symphony orchestra
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