楽日(らくじつ)

Originally from kabuki and traditional theater terminology. 楽(らく) here comes from the Buddhist sense of "completion" or "release," not from 楽(たの)しい (fun). Also read as らくび in some contexts.

Usage

• Primarily used for performing arts: theater, kabuki, musicals, concerts, sumo tournaments
• The opposite (opening day) is 初日(しょにち)
• Often a special occasion with extra performances or speeches

Common collocations

• 楽日(らくじつ)を迎(むか)える: to reach the closing day
• 大(おお)楽(らく): the grand finale — the very last performance, often of a tour
• 千秋楽(せんしゅうらく): closing day (formal synonym, especially in sumo and kabuki)

Similar words

• 千秋楽(せんしゅうらく): closing day — more formal and traditional; the standard term in sumo
• 初日(しょにち): opening day — the first day of a performance run
• 最終日(さいしゅうび): last day — general term, not specific to performances