極楽

See also: 極樂 and 极乐

Japanese

Kanji in this term
極	楽
ごく Grade: 4	らく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 極樂 (MC ɡɨk̚ lɑk̚), itself a translation of Sanskrit सुखावती (sukhāvatī).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) ごくらく [gòkúrákú] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
- (Tokyo) ごくらく [gòkúrákúꜜ] (Odaka – [4])^[2]
- IPA^(key): [ɡo̞kɯ̟ᵝɾa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

極楽 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 極樂, hiragana ごくらく, rōmaji gokuraku)

(Buddhism) Short for 極楽浄土 (gokuraku jōdo): pure land (world of Amitabha Buddha)
(by extension) heaven, paradise
Synonym: 天国 (tengoku)

Antonym: 地獄 (jigoku)
pleasure quarters, red-light district (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Idioms

Idioms

極楽 (ごくらく)願 (ねが)うより地 (じ)獄 (ごく)作 (つく)るな (gokuraku negau yori jigoku tsukuru na)
極楽 (ごくらく)の余 (あま)り風 (かぜ) (gokuraku no amari kaze)
聞 (き)いて極楽 (ごくらく)見 (み)て地 (じ)獄 (ごく) (kiite gokuraku mite jigoku)
信 (しん)心 (じん)過 (す)ぎて極楽 (ごくらく)を通 (とお)り越 (こ)す (shinjin sugite gokuraku o tōrikosu)
見 (み)ては極楽 (ごくらく)住 (す)んでは地 (じ)獄 (ごく) (mite wa gokuraku sunde wa jigoku)

References

↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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