Enjoyment

by Nao

tano-shii, tano-shimu, raku, gaku

We have been putting up four characters that express feelings since this Wednesday. They are ki, do, ai, and raku. The word kidoairaku itself means emotions or feelings.

Tano-shii is the adjective enjoyable. Tano-shimu is the verb enjoy. Both shii and shimu are okurigana.

Raku is used as an adjective that means comfortable or easy.

Some words that express something enjoyable include this character. When it is included in compounds, the reading is raku or gaku. For example, ongaku is music. The on means tone. Musical instruments are called gakki. The ki of gakki means equipment. Goraku means entertainment. The go is to amuse.

Assisted suicide is called anrakushi.　The an means peaceful.

If you are optimistic, you are rakutenteki, kiraku or okiraku. The teki is a suffix that means tendency. The ki of kiraku and okiraku is mind and spirit. O is prefixed to some words to say them politely as is to okiraku.

Now, let me tell you the order of drawing this character. First, draw the middle of the upper part, which is shiro (white).

1. Draw the dot. This dot is directly connected with the next stroke. Make it look like a quotation mark.
2. Draw the vertical line, which is the left side of the square.
3. Draw the right-angled hook To make a nice shoulder, drag the brush a little while changing the direction.
4. Draw the horizontal line in the rectangle.
5. Draw the horizontal line at the bottom of the rectangle.
6. The following four strokes are all dots around the first part (white). They look like its wings. First, draw the upper left dot.
7. Draw the lower left dot. Let it head toward the next stroke.
8. Draw the upper right dot, which sweeps down.
9. Draw the lower right dot.
10. Start drawing the lower part, which is ki (tree). Draw the longest horizontal line from the left to the right.
11. Draw the vertical line crossing the previous stroke.
12. Draw the sweeping stroke from the previous strokes intersect. Let it sweep toward the lower left and make it thinner gradually.
13. Draw the sweeping stroke heading toward the other corner. Make it broader at the end.