Vocabulary

What does 楽観 (らっかん, rakkan) mean?

楽観 (らっかん, rakkan) means optimism.

Quick facts
Readingらっかん
Romajirakkan
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
らっかん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonrakkan

optimism

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive optimism; taking an optimistic view

Example sentences

  • He is optimistic about the future.

  • It's not a stage where we can be optimistic about the situation.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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