Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 道楽(どうらく) in Japanese

道楽
Kana Reading
どうらく
Romaji
dōraku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    hobby; pastime; dissipation; dissipated
    Example sentence
    研究というほどでも・・・素人の道楽ですよ、おはずかしい。 It can hardly be called research... just an amateur's hobby, I'm ashamed to say.

Examples of 道楽, どうらく in a sentence

Kanji in this word

楽 JLPT 4

13 strokes

music, comfort, ease

On'Yomi: ガク, ラク, ゴウ

Kun'Yomi: たの.しい, たの.しむ, この.む

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道 JLPT 5

12 strokes

road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

On'Yomi: ドウ, トウ

Kun'Yomi: みち

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