楽しみ

たのしみ · tanoshimi · JLPT N4 · noun

pleasure

🎉 楽 (fun, ease) + しみ: the noun form of 楽しい tanoshii = fun

楽しみ is the noun built from the adjective 楽しい (fun, enjoyable): swap the final い for み and the quality becomes a thing, joy itself. The same 楽 appears in 音楽 (music). お楽しみに means look forward to it.

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