gaku
Gaku is a romanization used in English and other languages for several Japanese words and names. In Japanese, gaku is primarily an on'yomi reading of two kanji: 学 and 楽. The meaning depends on the character: with 学 it denotes study or learning; with 楽 it denotes ease, pleasure, or music.
Words based on 学 include gakusei (student), gakkō (school), gakuryoku (academic ability), gakushū (learning), gakubu (faculty or
Words based on 楽 include ongaku (music), where 音 provides the sound component and 楽 contributes the musical or
Gaku also functions as a given name in Japan. When used as a personal name, the meaning
Outside of Japanese, gaku appears mainly in transliteration contexts and in lists of Sino-Japanese readings. It