楽しい
たのしい
hepburn tanoshii
fun, enjoyable
Part of speech · i-adjective
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 昨日のパーティーは楽しかったです。Yesterday's party was fun.
- 日本語の勉強は楽しいです。Studying Japanese is fun.
Collocations
楽しい時間楽しかった楽しみ (anticipation)楽しむ (to enjoy)楽しそう (looks fun)
Mnemonic
楽しい tanoshii — i-adjective. The kanji 楽 (enjoyment) gives a verb 楽しむ (tanoshimu, to enjoy) and noun 楽しみ (tanoshimi, anticipation/pleasure). Common idiom: 楽しみにしています ("I'm looking forward to it").
Quick check
How do you say "It was fun" politely in Japanese?