歓楽街

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: S
らく
Grade: 2
がい
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
歡樂街 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

歓楽(かんらく) (kanraku, pleasure; merriment) + (がい) (-gai, area; district)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んらくがい [kàńrákúꜜgàì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2][3]
  • IPA(key): [kã̠n̺ɾa̠kɯ̟ɡa̠i]

Noun

(かん)(らく)(がい) • (kanrakugai

  1. entertainment district (busy area with many entertainment facilities such as restaurants, movie theatres, etc.)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN