Meaning

Primary

Easy Victory

Alternatives

Easy Win, Piece Of Cake

Word Type

noun, の adjective, verbal noun

Explanation

A win that was an ease. That is an easy victory or an easy win. Don't hope for a lot of these, though. Hope for tough wins instead, they actually make you better.

Note that this can be used both literally, to describe an easy victory at a game or contest; or more figuratively, to describe something as “easy” in general.

Reading

らくしょう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 楽勝ゲーム

    easy game victory

    楽勝ムード

    feeling of easy victory

    楽勝科目

    easy subject

Context Sentences

今回のテストは、楽勝だったね。

This test was a piece of cake.

「JLPT5はどうだった?」「ワニカニのおかげで、楽勝だったよ。」

”How was the JLPT5?" "Thanks to WaniKani, it was easy peasy."

あのゲームは楽勝すぎて、正直つまらない。

That game is such a piece of cake that it's honestly boring.

Kanji Composition