Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
らく
Grade: 2
てん
Grade: 1
しゅ
Grade: 3

Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
樂天主義 (kyūjitai)
 
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Etymology edit

From 楽天 (optimism) +‎ 主義 (ism).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) くてんしゅ [ràkútéńshúꜜgì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɾa̠kɯ̟ᵝtẽ̞ɰ̃ɕɨᵝɡʲi]

Noun edit

(らく)(てん)(しゅ)() (rakutenshugi

  1. optimism
    Synonyms: 楽観主義, オプチミズム
    Antonyms: 悲観主義, ペシミズム

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN