Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

娯: recreation, pleasure

JLPT N110 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

女 carries the meaning · 呉 gives the sound

10 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

ゴgo · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 娯楽ごらくamusement; entertainment; recreation
  • 娯遊ごゆうamusement; pleasure; recreation
  • 娯楽室ごらくしつrecreation room

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

成り立ち

Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Grace and strength! This is the radical of the feminine, representing mothers, daughters, and the many roles women have played throughout history.”
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSimplified 娱 · traditional 娛 · yú

Three different forms: Japanese 娯, simplified 娱, traditional 娛.

Simplified
娱 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
娛 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin yú most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

One click tells us. No sign-up.