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How to say "Leisure" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Leisure" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Leisure" is "Kouraku", written in japanese as "行楽".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The noun '行楽 (こうらく)' means 'leisure'. It refers to recreational activities or excursions undertaken for enjoyment and relaxation, such as going on a picnic, visiting a park or taking a trip. '行楽' is often used to describe plans or preparations for these kinds of leisure activities. For example: Let's go on a leisure trip - (行楽に行きましょう). We are planning a leisure outing for the weekend - (週末に行楽の計画をしています).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "行" means "Go" and can be read as "Kou", "I", "Gyou" and "Okona". And The kanji "楽" means "Music" and "Pleasure" and can be read as "Gaku", "Raku" and "Tano".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Kouraku" mean in japanese?

"Kouraku" means "Leisure" .

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

What is the Kanji for go?What is the Kanji for music and pleasure?

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Leisure" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "ぎ" is read as "gi". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "な" is read as "na". The hiragana "が" is read as "ga". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "ら" is read as "ra". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". And The hiragana "の" is read as "no".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.