快楽

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)

1. 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)

1. (Buddhism) nirvanic ease
2. pleasure

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN