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楽天的

Reading

Kana: らくてんてき
Romaji: rakutenteki
Kana
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Definition

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optimistic

Kanji

Readings: ガク、 ラク、 ゴウ、 たの.しい、 たの.しむ、 この.む
Meanings: music, comfort, ease
Readings: テン、 あまつ、 あめ、 あま-
Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

Example Sentences

たとえ(こま)っていても、マックはいつも楽天的(らくてんてき)だ。
➥Even if he is in trouble, Mac is always optimistic.
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楽観(らっかん)主義者(しゅぎしゃ)(かがみ)をのぞきこんでますます楽天的(らくてんてき)に、悲観論者(ひかんろんしゃ)はますます悲観的(ひかんてき)になる。
➥The optimist looks into a mirror and becomes more optimistic, the pessimist more pessimistic.
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