娯楽|ごらくgoraku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verbamusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobbyあなたのお好きな娯楽は何ですか。↗What's your favourite pastime?
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 娯楽する（ごらくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 娯楽します（ごらくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 娯楽しない（ごらくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 娯楽しません（ごらくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 娯楽せず・娯楽せぬ（ごらくせず・ごらくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 娯楽した（ごらくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 娯楽しました（ごらくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 娯楽しなかった（ごらくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 娯楽しませんでした（ごらくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 娯楽して（ごらくして） |
| Potential | 娯楽できる（ごらくできる） |
| Passive | 娯楽される（ごらくされる） |
| Causative | 娯楽させる（ごらくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 娯楽させられる（ごらくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 娯楽すれば（ごらくすれば） |
| tara | 娯楽したら（ごらくしたら） |
| Volitional | 娯楽しよう（ごらくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 娯楽しましょう（ごらくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 娯楽しろ（ごらくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym楽しみたのしみNeutralNeutral. Personal pleasure or something to look forward to (「老後の楽しみ」, 「楽しみにしている」); it is the joy one feels, while 娯楽 is activities provided for amusement.
- Synonym気晴らしきばらしCasualColloquial. A diversion to lift a gloomy mood, as in 「気晴らしに散歩する」; the emphasis is on dispelling boredom or blues.
- SynonymレクリエーションWrittenWritten/formal prose. A loanword for leisure activities done to recover from fatigue and regain energy, for individuals or groups, as in 「職場のレクリエーション」.
- SynonymアミューズメントNeutralNeutral. A loanword for amusement and diversion, used mostly in compounds such as 「アミューズメントパーク」 rather than on its own.
- SynonymエンターテインメントNeutralNeutral. A loanword for entertainment shows and the entertainment industry, often shortened to 「エンタメ」; common in media contexts.
- Synonym慰みなぐさみWrittenWritten/formal prose. A pastime done to pass the time, as in 「ほんの慰みに」; a written-style word compared with 娯楽.
- Related遊びあそびNeutralNeutral. Play and games, as in 「子どもの遊び」; the most general and versatile of these words.
- Related憂さ晴らしうさばらしCasualColloquial. Play or fun to forget worries and troubles, as in 「憂さ晴らしに飲む」; the emphasis is on dispelling pent-up gloom.
- Related気保養きほようWrittenWritten/formal prose. Refreshing body and mind through a change of scene or activity; rare in modern use.
- Related気慰みきなぐさみWrittenWritten/formal prose. A small diversion to relieve boredom or tedium; rare in modern use.
- Related心やりこころやりWrittenWritten/formal prose. Diversion to change one's mood, or thoughtfulness toward others; rare today.
- Related遊び事あそびごとWrittenWritten/formal prose. Games and pastimes spoken of as activities; rare in modern use.
- Related気散じきさんじWrittenWritten/formal prose. Relaxing to recover from work or study fatigue, as in 「気散じに旅行する」; an old-fashioned word.
- Related命の洗濯いのちのせんたくCasualColloquial. Casting off daily drudgery and doing as you please, as in 「温泉で命の洗濯」; an exaggerated, jocular phrase for total relaxation.
- Antonym労働ろうどうNeutralNeutral. Labor — working with body or mind, often for income; the opposite pole to the pastime and pleasure of 娯楽.
- Antonym仕事しごとNeutralNeutral. Work or a job, what one does for a living; the everyday opposite of the amusement that 娯楽 refers to.
「娯楽」 is the general word for amusement activities, as in 「娯楽番組」; venues are 「娯楽施設」. For personal pleasure use 「楽しみ」, for lifting one's mood 「気晴らし」, for the entertainment industry 「エンターテインメント」, and for leisure that restores energy 「レクリエーション」. The opposite is 「仕事」.
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