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楽しむ
Meaning in Englishenjoy, have fun
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What it means
楽しむ means to actively take pleasure in an activity, to enjoy oneself by engaging with something with interest and positive feeling.
Main meanings
- to enjoy an activity or experience with pleasure
- to take delight in leisure, entertainment, or personal time
- to derive satisfaction from everyday moments or hobbies
How to use it
Used as a transitive verb to express taking pleasure in performing an activity; it is common in casual speech and polite forms when conjugated as a godan verb and used with a direct object marked by を when naming the activity or experience being enjoyed.
Variants and close terms
- 愉しむ tanoshimu – to take pleasure in
- 味わう ajiwau – to savor, relish
- 満喫する mankitsu suru – to fully enjoy, to make the most of
Composition
- 楽: pleasure, ease, enjoyment
- む: verb-ending suffix that marks the base as a modern godan verb, turning it into 'to enjoy'
Word class
verb (godan, 五段動詞)
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