삼락

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 三樂, from 三 (“three”) + 樂 (“pleasure”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠mna̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [삼낙]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	samnak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	samlag
McCune–Reischauer?	samnak
Yale Romanization?	samlak

Noun

삼락 • (samnak) (hanja 三樂)

1. (Buddhism) the three pleasures of a junzi, as described by Mengzi (the joy of being born as a heavenly being, the joy of meditation, and the joy of nirvana)

   군자삼락 ― gunjasamnak ― the three pleasures of a great man

See also

• 오종락 (五種樂, ojongnak)