楽しみ

• 読み: たのしみ
• ローマ字: tanoshimi
• 漢字の分解: 楽 (gaku/tano) — enjoyment, pleasure, music
• 発音: /ta.no.ɕi.mi/

意味

Pleasure; enjoyment; something to look forward to. Describes anticipated joy or a source of happiness.

Functions as both a noun and a na-adjective. As a noun, refers to something one looks forward to or enjoys. The expression 楽しみにしています (I am looking forward to it) is one of the most useful phrases in Japanese. Derived from the adjective 楽しい (tanoshii, fun/enjoyable). Can be pluralised with a counter: 一つの楽しみ (one pleasure).

例文

1. 旅行がとても楽しみです。
2. 週末の楽しみは映画を見ることです。
3. お会いできるのを楽しみにしています。

使い方ガイド

場面: anticipation, hobbies, greetings

トーン: positive

起源と歴史

Derived from 楽しい (tanoshii, enjoyable). The kanji 楽 originally depicted a musical instrument on a wooden stand — music as the source of enjoyment. The noun form 楽しみ captures the state or object of that enjoyment.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal