I Love Kanji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
- to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself · godan verb, transitive
- to look forward to · godan verb, transitive · dated
Example sentences
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.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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Source: JMdict entry 1207270 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.