楽勝(らくしょう)

らくしょう
noun
easy victory; a breeze
1. easy victory, easy win
Winning or succeeding easily without much effort. Used both for literal competitions and colloquially for any task that turns out to be easy.
今日(きょう)の試験(しけん)は楽勝(らくしょう)だった。
Today's exam was a breeze.
相手(あいて)チームに楽勝(らくしょう)で勝(か)った。
We won easily against the opposing team.
みんなが難(むずか)しいと言(い)っていたけど、やってみたら楽勝(らくしょう)だったよ。
Everyone said it was hard, but when I tried it, it was a piece of cake.

A compound of 楽(らく) (easy, comfortable) and 勝(しょう) (victory). Originally a sports/competition term meaning an easy win, but now widely used in casual speech to mean "easy, no problem" for any task or situation.

USAGE:
Often used as a standalone exclamation (楽勝(らくしょう)！ = "Easy!") or as an adverb (楽勝(らくしょう)で = "easily"). Very common in casual male speech and among younger speakers.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 楽勝(らくしょう)で勝(か)つ: to win easily
  • 楽勝(らくしょう)ムード: an atmosphere of easy victory
  • 楽勝(らくしょう)ペース: an easy-win pace

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 圧勝(あっしょう): overwhelming victory — emphasizes the decisive margin of victory
  • 余裕(よゆう): with room to spare, with ease — broader term for having plenty of capacity
  • 朝飯前(あさめしまえ): a piece of cake (lit. "before breakfast") — an idiom meaning something very easy
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