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娯

娯·amusement

On-yomi
ゴ
Kun-yomi
none

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

10 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
娯楽ごらくentertainment, amusement
娯楽施設ごらくしせつamusement facility
娯楽番組ごらくばんぐみentertainment programme
大衆娯楽たいしゅうごらくpopular entertainment

Example sentences

  1. この町には娯楽が少ない。

    このまちにはごらくがすくない。

    There isn't much entertainment in this town.

  2. 読書は私の一番の娯楽です。

    どくしょはわたしのいちばんのごらくです。

    Reading is my favourite pastime.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • Writing 誤楽 for 娯楽 — the entertainment word uses 女, not 言
  • Reading 娯楽 as ごがく — it is ごらく

Memory aid

Picture it

The woman radical 女 beside 呉, a figure with head tilted back in song — company and singing, that is, amusement.

Vocabulary using this kanji

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