楽 — comfort, pleasure, music

たの楽 comfort

U+697D Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 13 strokes Freq #373 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1727 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

comfort
pleasure
music
ease
enjoyment

word

たの tano Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

楽(たの) しい tanoshii fun 楽(たの) しむ tanoshimu to enjoy 楽(たの) しみ tanoshimi enjoyment 楽(たの) しめる tanoshimeru to be able to enjoy

がく gaku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

音(おん) 楽(がく) ongaku music 楽(がっ) 器(き) gakki musical instrument

らく raku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

楽(らく) raku comfort 楽(らく) 天(てん) rakuten optimism 気(き) 楽(らく) kiraku carefree 娯(ご) 楽(らく) goraku entertainment

Stroke order

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)