享楽

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 享楽 is read as きょうらく and is a noun for the pursuit or enjoyment of sensual pleasure, often with a negative implication of living only for pleasure.
• Basic usage: Describing someone immersed in indulgence appears in 享楽に溺れる, while describing a life that seeks nothing but pleasure appears in 享楽だけを求める生活.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 楽しみ
  • 享楽 readily carries a negative sense of pursuing pleasure alone.