Word Meaning 道楽
どうらく
douraku
道楽 is read as どうらく (douraku) and means pastime.
Meaning
English
- pastime
- hobby
- favorite amusement
- dissipation
- debauchery
- loose living
- prodigality
- indulging in alcohol, women, gambling, etc.
Reading
Kana
どうらく
Romaji
douraku
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 25 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12道場
どうじょう
manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
Example Sentences
1研究というほどでも・・・素人の道楽ですよ、おはずかしい。
It can hardly be called research... just an amateur's hobby, I'm ashamed to say.