JLPT N4 · Verb

楽む (tanoshimu)

楽む (たのしむ, tanoshimu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to enjoy; to take pleasure in”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
たのしむ
Romaji
tanoshimu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself · godan verb, transitive
  2. to look forward to · godan verb, transitive · dated

Example sentences

グレイ先生は仕事を楽しんでいませんでした。
Mr Grey did not enjoy his job.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 楽む

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary楽むたのしむ tanoshimu
Polite (~masu)楽みますたのしみます tanoshimimasu
Negative楽まないたのしまない tanoshimanai
Polite negative楽みませんたのしみません tanoshimimasen
Past楽んだたのしんだ tanoshinda
Polite past楽みましたたのしみました tanoshimimashita
Negative past楽まなかったたのしまなかった tanoshimanakatta
Te-form楽んでたのしんで tanoshinde
Potential楽めるたのしめる tanoshimeru
Passive楽まれるたのしまれる tanoshimareru
Causative楽ませるたのしませる tanoshimaseru
Volitional楽もうたのしもう tanoshimou
Imperative楽めたのしめ tanoshime
Conditional (~ba)楽めばたのしめば tanoshimeba

Kanji in 楽む

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 楽む.

Source: JMdict entry 1207270 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.