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道楽
道楽
Reading
Kana:
どうらく
Romaji:
douraku
Kana
Romaji
Definitions
noun
adj-na
1
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement
noun
vs
adj-na
2
dissipation; debauchery; loose living; prodigality; indulging in alcohol, women, gambling, etc.; profligacy
Note:
derogatory
See also:
道楽息子
道楽娘
Kanji
道
Readings:
ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings:
road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
楽
Readings:
ガク、 ラク、 ゴウ、 たの.しい、 たの.しむ、 この.む
Meanings:
music, comfort, ease
Example Sentences
道楽
(
どうらく
)
しよう。
➥Let's live it up!
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研究
(
けんきゅう
)
というほどでも・・・
素人
(
しろうと
)
の
道楽
(
どうらく
)
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.
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