楽しむ
たのしむ
hepburn tanoshimu
to enjoy, to have a good time
Part of speech · godan-verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 週末は家族と旅行を楽しみました。On the weekend I enjoyed a trip with my family.
- 新しい仕事を楽しんでいます。I am enjoying my new job.
Collocations
旅行を楽しむ音楽を楽しむ人生を楽しむ楽しみにする楽しんでいる
Mnemonic
楽しむ tanoshimu — from 楽 (enjoyment, ease). It is the verb form of the i-adjective 楽しい (fun): to actively enjoy something, marked 「~を楽しむ」. The noun 楽しみ means "a pleasure, something to look forward to," as in 楽しみにする (to look forward to). 楽 is polysemous, also meaning music (音楽) and ease (楽だ).
Quick check
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