► 動詞
楽しむ [(3)たのしむ] meaning: enjoy rank: 1
☆ 週末は家族でバーベキューを楽しんだ ⇨ Our family enjoyed BBQ during the weekend
酔う [(1)よう] meaning: enjoy rank: 1
☆ 観客は彼女の歌声に酔った ⇨ The audience was intoxicated by her voice
味わう [(3)あじわう] [liter] meaning: enjoy rank: 2
☆ 私達は長年の苦労の末にやって成功を味わった ⇨ We finally savor the success after many years of hard work
面白がる [(5)おもしろがる] meaning: enjoy rank: 2
☆ 子供は動物を虐めて面白がることがある ⇨ Children sometimes think it is funny to torment animals (☛ Often implies someone thinks something is funny inappropriately)
鑑賞 [かんしょう] [鑑賞する] [liter] meaning: enjoy rank: 3
☆ 私は伝統音楽を鑑賞するのが趣味です ⇨ My hobby is to enjoy traditional music (☛ Enjoy arts or nature visually or audibly)
享受 [(1)きょうじゅ] [享受する] [liter] meaning: enjoy rank: 3
☆ 現代の若者は豊かな生活を享受している ⇨ Today’s young people enjoy affluent lives
満喫 [まんきつ] [満喫する] meaning: enjoy rank: 3
☆ 私達は季節の味を満喫した ⇨ We enjoyed the seasonal dishes to the fullest
謳歌 [(1)おうか] [謳歌する] [liter] meaning: enjoy rank: 4
☆ 青春を謳歌する若者達 ⇨ Young people who are radiating the joy of youth
聞き惚れる [(4)ききほれる] meaning: enjoy rank: 4
☆ 私は彼女の歌声に聞き惚れた ⇨ I was enamored by her singing voice (☛ Enjoy music)
興じる [きょうじる] [liter] meaning: enjoy rank: 4
☆ 彼等は狐狩りに興じた ⇨ They amused themselves with fox hunting (☛ Often means enjoy something frivolously)
享楽 [きょうらく] [享楽する] meaning: enjoy rank: 4
☆ 享楽することしか考えない人 ⇨ People who only think about indulgence (☛ Enjoy self-indulgently)
堪能 [たんのう] [堪能する] meaning: enjoy rank: 4
☆ 私達は季節の味を心ゆくまで堪能した ⇨ We enjoyed the seasonal tastes to our heart’s content (☛ Usually about sensory pleasures)
酔い痴れる [(4)よいしれる] meaning: enjoy rank: 4
☆ 観客は見事な演奏に酔いしれた ⇨ The audience became intoxicated, enthralled, by the great performance (☛ Literally means “get drunk silly”)
► 成句
羽目 [(2)はめ] [羽目を外す] meaning: enjoy rank: 3
☆ たまに羽目を外すのは多めに見よう ⇨ We allow them to have raucous fun every once in a while
悦 [(1)えつ] [悦に入る] meaning: enjoy rank: 4
☆ 彼は誰も笑わない冗談を言って一人悦に入っている (えつにいる) ⇨ He is having a lot of fun with jokes nobody else is laughing
► 名詞
鑑賞 [かんしょう] [liter] meaning: enjoy rank: 3
☆ 私の趣味は映画鑑賞です ⇨ My hobby is watching movies (☛ Enjoy arts or nature visually or audibly)
享受 [(1)きょうじゅ] [liter] meaning: enjoy rank: 3
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道楽 [(1)どうらく] meaning: enjoy rank: 4
☆ 旅行先で食い道楽を満喫した ⇨ I thoroughly enjoyed eating pleasures on travel