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 gik lak), itself a translation of Sanskrit सुखावती (sukhāvatī),^[1]^[2] the feminine form of सुखवत् (sukhavat, literally “full of joy”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ごくらく [gòkúrákú] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
(Tokyo) ごくらく [gòkúrákúꜜ] (Odaka – [4])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɡo̞kɯ̟ɾa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

極(ごく)楽(らく) • (gokuraku)

(Buddhism) short for 極楽浄土 (Gokuraku Jōdo): pure land (western paradise of Amitabha Buddha)
(by extension) heaven, paradise
Synonym: 天国 (tengoku)

Antonym: 地獄 (jigoku)
a pleasure quarters, red-light district

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

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)

a place name
a surname

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJS-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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