How to say 'Fun' in Japanese | 楽しい

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The Japanese word for Fun is 'Tanoshii', written as 楽しい in Japanese.'Fun' in hiragana is たのしい.

word

楽しい

Meaning

Fun

Reading

たのしい

tanoshii

Kanji

楽Music, Pleasure

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '楽しい (たのしい)' means 'fun' or 'enjoyable'. It is used to describe activities, events, or situations that bring joy, pleasure, or excitement. This word is commonly used in casual and formal contexts to express positive experiences. For example: The party was fun「パーティーは楽しかった」(ぱーてぃーはたのしかった). Reading books is enjoyable「本を読むのは楽しい」(ほんをよむのはたのしい). It can also be used to describe a person's feelings, as in 'I am having fun'「楽しいです」(たのしいです). Note that the past tense form is '楽しかった (たのしかった)', which is used to describe something that was fun in the past.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

852

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 楽しい

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

楽

Meaning

Music, Pleasure

Hiragana in the Word 楽しい

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

し

Reading

Shi

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 楽しい Through the Kanji 楽

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 楽 as well.

word

音楽

Meaning

Music

word

楽しむ

Meaning

Enjoy

word

楽しみ

Meaning

Pleasure

word

気楽

Meaning

Carefree

word

行楽

Meaning

Outing

word

娯楽

Meaning

Entertainment

word

楽

Meaning

Easy, Comfort

word

楽器

Meaning

Instrument

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What does 'Tanoshii' (楽しい) mean?

'Tanoshii' means 'Fun' .

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