享受|きょうじゅkyouju[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbenjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
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.
- 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


