らく
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Japanese
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From the contraction of final る (ru) in some
Suffix
[edit]- Synonym of く (“nominalization suffix”)
Usage notes
[edit]- This form is used after the
終止 形 (shūshikei) of二 段 活用 (nidan katsuyō), サ行 変格活用 (sa-gyō henkaku katsuyō), カ行 変格活用 (ka-gyō henkaku katsuyō), and ナ行 変格活用 (na-gyō henkaku katsuyō) verbs - as well as following the未然 形 (mizenkei) or連用形 (ren'yōkei) of一段 活用 (ichidan katsuyō) verbs; e.g.老 ゆらく (oyuraku), すらく (suraku), くらく (kuraku),死 ぬらく (shinuraku),見 らく (miraku).
Etymology 2
[edit]The reading of various kanji.
Adjective
[edit]らく • (raku) -na (adnominal らくな (raku na na), adverbial らくに (raku ni ni))
楽 : comfortable, easy