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楽しむ

たのしむ

to enjoy

Mnemonic

The same 楽 as the relax in 楽, strings across a wooden frame. Except that this is not how it felt, this is what you did. Ta たの, no shame しむ in it: you took the whole afternoon: たのしむ.

Worth knowing

楽しい たのしい is the feeling. 楽しむ is doing a thing for the pleasure of it.

Built from

fun, music, ease
Strings stretched on a wooden frame, music, and the pleasure of it.

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