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] the feminine form of सुखवत् (sukhavat, literally “full of joy”).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. (Buddhism) Short for 極楽浄土 (Gokuraku Jōdo): pure land (western paradise of Amitabha Buddha)
  2. (by extension) heaven, paradise
    Synonym: 天国 (tengoku)
    Antonym: 地獄 (jigoku)
  3. a pleasure quarters, red-light district

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 極楽 (ごくらく)安 (あん)養 (よう)浄 (じょう)土 (ど) (Gokuraku An'yō Jōdo)
  • 極楽 (ごくらく)院 (いん) (Gokuraku-in)
  • 極楽 (ごくらく)往 (おう)生 (じょう) (gokuraku ōjō)
  • 極楽 (ごくらく)落 (おと)し, 極楽 (ごくらく)落 (お)とし (gokuraku-otoshi)
  • 極楽 (ごくらく)界 (かい) (gokuraku-kai)
  • 極楽 (ごくらく)寺 (じ) (Gokuraku-ji)
  • 極楽 (ごくらく)浄 (じょう)土 (ど) (gokuraku jōdo)
  • 極楽 (ごくらく)世界 (せかい) (gokuraku sekai)
  • 極楽 (ゴクラク)鳥 (チョウ) (gokurakuchō)
  • 極楽 (ごくらく)蜻 (とん)蛉 (ぼ) (gokuraku tonbo)
  • 極楽 (ごくらく)縄 (なわ) (gokuraku nawa)
  • 極楽 (ごくらく)の台 (うてな) (gokuraku no utena)
  • 極楽 (ごくらく)の東 (とう)門 (もん) (gokuraku no tōmon)
  • 極楽 (ごくらく)の迎 (むか)え (gokuraku no mukae)
  • 極楽 (ごくらく)坊 (ぼう) (gokuraku-bō)
  • 極楽 (ごくらく)曼 (まん)荼 (だ)羅 (ら) (gokuraku mandara)
  • 地獄 (じごく)極楽 (ごくらく) (jigoku gokuraku)
  • 西方 (さいほう)極楽 (ごくらく) (Saihō Gokuraku)

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)

Proper noun

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

  1. a place name
  2. a surname

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