What does it really mean

[Tatooowner]

Hi guys,

could anyone tell me what those characters mean, if it is correctly spelled and what languages it actually is. It would be very much appreciated. 

Thank you!

[Lu]

樂 lè/yuè happiness; music

天 tiān day (and a number of other meanings)

 

It sounds like a given name to me, but my dictionary tells me 樂天 also means 'carefree, happy-go-lucky'. The calligraphy is nice and the tattoo is well-made. I'm not sure if the 樂 isn't actually a Japanese 楽.

[somethingfunny]

Isn't that the name of that Korean department store?

[Shelley]

41 minutes ago, Lu said:

I'm not sure if the 樂 isn't actually a Japanese 楽.

My dictionary says its the other way round, 楽 is the Japanese variant. 樂 is the traditional form of 乐。

 

 

[Lu]

33 minutes ago, Shelley said:

楽 is the Japanese variant. 樂 is the traditional form of 乐。

Oh, yeah, that's what I meant, but I wrote it a bit unclearly. This tattoo might be the Japanese 楽 rather than the Chinese 樂.

[Tatooowner]

Well, first of all thank you for your quick reply. So, the consensus is that it probably is Japanese meaning something along the lines of 'carefree, happy-go-lucky'. Is it the current writing or more of an old style? 

And it is also korean? The name of a department store? 

[Shelley]

@Lu oh I see. Now I reread it I see what you meant:)

[OneEye]

5 hours ago, somethingfunny said:

Isn't that the name of that Korean department store?

 

Lotte, yeah.

 

Also Rakuten, a Japanese e-commerce company that's completely unrelated to Lotte.