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Japanese symbol for “enjoyable”

Romaji: tanoshii
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy

In Japanese, enjoyable is , read (tanoshii).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-i enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

music, comfort, ease
on: ガク、ラク、ゴウ
kun: たの.しい、たの.しむ、この.む
13 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “enjoyable”

WordReadingMeaning
おもしろい omoshiroienjoyable; fun; entertaining
ゆかい yukaipleasant; delightful; enjoyable
いぜん izendelightful; enjoyable
おもしろおかしい omoshirookashiienjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おんがく ongakumusic
たのしみ tanoshimienjoyment; pleasure; amusement
クラブ kurabuclub; fraternity; sorority
がっき gakkimusical instrument
たのしむ tanoshimuto enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time

See also: Chinese symbol for “enjoyable”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.