極楽

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

Alternative spelling
極樂 (kyūjitai)

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

• 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(ごく)楽(らく) • (gokuraku)  (kyūjitai 極樂)

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)安養(あんよう)浄土(じょうど) (Gokuraku An'yō Jōdo)
• 極楽(ごくらく)院(いん) (Gokuraku-in)
• 極楽(ごくらく)往生(おうじょう) (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)浄土(じょうど) (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)蜻蛉(とんぼ) (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)の東門(とうもん) (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)曼荼羅(まんだら) (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)
• 信心過(しんじんす)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(ごく)楽(らく) • (Gokuraku)  (kyūjitai 極樂)

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