快楽

See also: 快樂 and 快乐

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
快	楽
かい Grade: 5	らく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) かいらく [káꜜìràkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- (Tokyo) かいらく [kàírákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ka̠iɾa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

快楽 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 快樂, hiragana かいらく, rōmaji kairaku, historical hiragana くわいらく)

pleasure
快楽 (かいらく)を求 (もと)める、快楽 (かいらく)に耽 (ふけ)る／溺 (おぼ)れる
kairaku o motomeru, kairaku ni fukeru / oboreru
to seek pleasure, to indulge in pleasure

Derived terms

快 (かい)楽 (らく)主 (しゅ)義 (ぎ) (kairakushugi, “hedonism”)
快 (かい)楽 (らく)原 (げん)則 (そく) (kairakugensoku, “pleasure principle”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
快	楽
け Grade: 5	らく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) けらく [kèrákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) けらく [kéꜜràkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ke̞ɾa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

快楽 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 快樂, hiragana けらく, rōmaji keraku)

(Buddhism) nirvanic ease
pleasure

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.