JapaneseLily Tanoshii vs Raku 🤔 楽

• 楽しい = fun
• 楽な仕事 = easy job
• 音楽 = music
• 楽器 = musical instrument

Buntaro said:

I would like to share how I learned to remember 楽. To me, it is a picture of a large taiko drum sitting on a wooden stand. (Taiko drums are played at festivals and bon dances, and are a lot of fun to listen to.) The kanji 白 (shiroi, white) at the top is the actual drum. The two sets of small stokes on either side are the sounds as they project out from the drum. The kanji 木 (ki; tree; wood) is the wooden stand that the taiko drums sits on.

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