享受|きょうじゅkyouju[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbenjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
    だれでも自由じゆうを享受きょうじゅする権利けんりを持もつ。まして人生じんせいを享受きょうじゅする権利けんりはなおさらだ。↗
    Everyone has a right to enjoy his liberty, and all the more, his life.
Conjugation
Dictionary form享受する(きょうじゅする)
Polite (masu)享受します(きょうじゅします)
Negative (nai)享受しない(きょうじゅしない)
polite (masen)享受しません(きょうじゅしません)
classical zu / nu享受せず・享受せぬ(きょうじゅせず・きょうじゅせぬ)
Past (ta)享受した(きょうじゅした)
polite (mashita)享受しました(きょうじゅしました)
Past negative (nakatta)享受しなかった(きょうじゅしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)享受しませんでした(きょうじゅしませんでした)
Te form享受して(きょうじゅして)
Potential享受できる(きょうじゅできる)
Passive享受される(きょうじゅされる)
Causative享受させる(きょうじゅさせる)
Causative passive享受させられる(きょうじゅさせられる)
Conditional (ba)享受すれば(きょうじゅすれば)
tara享受したら(きょうじゅしたら)
Volitional享受しよう(きょうじゅしよう)
polite (mashou)享受しましょう(きょうじゅしましょう)
Imperative享受しろ(きょうじゅしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymエンジョイNeutralLoanword for enjoying yourself to the full; common in speech. 「享受」 is more written and centers on enjoying rights and benefits.
  • Synonym楽しむたのしむNeutralThe everyday default for having fun or taking pleasure in something; it lacks the sense of possessing or receiving rights and benefits that 「享受」 carries.
  • Related味わうあじわうNeutralVerb for tasting or savoring something, as in 「喜びを味わう」; stresses feeling it out slowly and deeply.
  • Related面白がるおもしろがるNeutralTo find something fun and show it; the focus is on visible interest, not on enjoying rights or benefits.
  • Related賞味しょうみWrittenWritten noun for relishing good food, as in 「賞味期限」, or savoring a work's merits; not used for rights.
  • Related享楽きょうらくWrittenWritten noun for pursuing pleasure, as in 「享楽的」; often carries a negative shade of self-indulgent hedonism.
  • Antonym放棄ほうきWrittenWritten noun for giving up or renouncing rights; the direct opposite of 「享受」.

To enjoy rights or benefits, use 「享受」, as in 「恩恵を享受する」. For everyday fun pick 「楽しむ」 or 「エンジョイ」; for savoring experiences 「味わう」; for relishing food 「賞味」. 「放棄」 is the opposite: renouncing rights.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. あるものをすすんで受け入うけいれて自分じぶんのものにし、利益りえきや恩恵おんけいを得えること。
  2. 芸術げいじゅつなどを受容じゅようし味あじわうこと。
  3. 金銭きんせんなどを受け取うけとること。
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