"極楽" meaning in Japanese

See 極楽 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ɡo̞kɯ̟ɾa̠kɯ̟] Forms: 極楽 [canonical] (ruby: (ごく), (らく)), Gokuraku [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 極樂 (MC gik lak), itself a translation of Sanskrit सुखावती (sukhāvatī), the feminine form of सुखवत् (sukhavat, literally “full of joy”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|極樂|id=1,3}} 極樂 (MC gik lak), {{der|ja|sa|सुखावती}} Sanskrit सुखावती (sukhāvatī) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|ごくらく}} 極(ごく)楽(らく) • (Gokuraku)
  1. a place name
    Sense id: en-極楽-ja-name-ZV4eXQvV Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 71 4 22 1 1 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 69 3 24 2 2 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 70 3 23 2 2 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 28 25 28 10 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 69 3 25 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 4 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 3 21 2 2
  2. a surname
    Sense id: en-極楽-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 28 25 28 10 9

Noun

IPA: [ɡo̞kɯ̟ɾa̠kɯ̟] Forms: 極楽 [canonical] (ruby: (ごく), (らく)), gokuraku [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 極樂 (MC gik lak), itself a translation of Sanskrit सुखावती (sukhāvatī), the feminine form of सुखवत् (sukhavat, literally “full of joy”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|極樂|id=1,3}} 極樂 (MC gik lak), {{der|ja|sa|सुखावती}} Sanskrit सुखावती (sukhāvatī) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ごくらく}} 極(ごく)楽(らく) • (gokuraku)
  1. (Buddhism) Short for 極楽浄土 (Gokuraku Jōdo): pure land (western paradise of Amitabha Buddha) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 極楽浄土 (extra: (Gokuraku Jōdo): pure land (western paradise of Amitabha Buddha)) Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-極楽-ja-noun-bI24zOCM Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 28 25 28 10 9 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  2. (by extension) heaven, paradise Tags: broadly Synonyms: 天国
    Sense id: en-極楽-ja-noun-mwQOZ4x7 Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 28 25 28 10 9
  3. a pleasure quarters, red-light district
    Sense id: en-極楽-ja-noun-247FEYSX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 極楽願うより地獄作るな (gokuraku negau yori jigoku tsukuru na) (ruby: 極楽(ごくらく), (ねが), (), (ごく), (つく)), 極楽の余り風 (gokuraku no amari kaze) (ruby: 極楽(ごくらく), (あま), (かぜ)), 聞いて極楽見て地獄 (kiite gokuraku mite jigoku) (ruby: (), 極楽(ごくらく), (), (), (ごく)), 信心過ぎて極楽を通り越す (shinjin sugite gokuraku o tōrikosu) (ruby: 信心過(しんじんす), 極楽(ごくらく), (とお), ()), 見ては極楽住んでは地獄 (mite wa gokuraku sunde wa jigoku) (ruby: (), 極楽(ごくらく), (), (), (ごく))
Derived forms: 極楽安養浄土 (Gokuraku An'yō Jōdo) (ruby: 極楽(ごくらく), 安養(あんよう), 浄土(じょうど)), 極楽院 (Gokuraku-in) (ruby: 極楽(ごくらく), (いん)), 極楽往生 (gokuraku ōjō) (ruby: 極楽(ごくらく), 往生(おうじょう)), 極楽落し, 極楽落とし (gokuraku-otoshi), 極楽界 (gokuraku-kai) (ruby: 極楽(ごくらく), (かい)), 極楽寺 (Gokuraku-ji) (ruby: 極楽(ごくらく), ()), 極楽浄土 (gokuraku jōdo) (ruby: 極楽(ごくらく), 浄土(じょうど)), 極楽世界 (gokuraku sekai) (ruby: 極楽(ごくらく), 世界(せかい)), 極楽鳥 (gokurakuchō) (ruby: 極楽(ゴクラク), (チョウ)), 極楽蜻蛉 (gokuraku tonbo) (ruby: 極楽(ごくらく), 蜻蛉(とんぼ)), 極楽縄 (gokuraku nawa) (ruby: 極楽(ごくらく), (なわ)), 極楽の台 (gokuraku no utena) (ruby: 極楽(ごくらく), (うてな)), 極楽の東門 (gokuraku no tōmon) (ruby: 極楽(ごくらく), 東門(とうもん)), 極楽の迎え (gokuraku no mukae) (ruby: 極楽(ごくらく), (むか)), 極楽坊 (gokuraku-bō) (ruby: 極楽(ごくらく), (ぼう)), 極楽曼荼羅 (gokuraku mandara) (ruby: 極楽(ごくらく), 曼荼羅(まんだら)), 地獄極楽 (jigoku gokuraku) (ruby: 地獄(じごく), 極楽(ごくらく)), 西方極楽 (Saihō Gokuraku) (ruby: 西方(さいほう), 極楽(ごくらく))
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      "ipa": "[ɡo̞kɯ̟ɾa̠kɯ̟]"
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    "ja:松村明"
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      "roman": "Gokuraku An'yō Jōdo",
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          "安養",
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      "roman": "Gokuraku-in",
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          "ごくらく"
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          "院",
          "いん"
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    },
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      "roman": "gokuraku ōjō",
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          "ごくらく"
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          "往生",
          "おうじょう"
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "極楽落し"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gokuraku-otoshi",
      "word": "極楽落とし"
    },
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      "roman": "gokuraku-kai",
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          "極楽",
          "ごくらく"
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          "界",
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        ]
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    },
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      "roman": "Gokuraku-ji",
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          "極楽",
          "ごくらく"
        ],
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          "寺",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "極楽寺"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gokuraku jōdo",
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          "極楽",
          "ごくらく"
        ],
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          "浄土",
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    },
    {
      "roman": "gokuraku sekai",
      "ruby": [
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          "極楽",
          "ごくらく"
        ],
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          "世界",
          "せかい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "極楽世界"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gokurakuchō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "極楽",
          "ゴクラク"
        ],
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          "鳥",
          "チョウ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "極楽鳥"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gokuraku tonbo",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "極楽",
          "ごくらく"
        ],
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          "蜻蛉",
          "とんぼ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "極楽蜻蛉"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gokuraku nawa",
      "ruby": [
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          "極楽",
          "ごくらく"
        ],
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          "縄",
          "なわ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "極楽縄"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gokuraku no utena",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "極楽",
          "ごくらく"
        ],
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          "台",
          "うてな"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "極楽の台"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gokuraku no tōmon",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "極楽",
          "ごくらく"
        ],
        [
          "東門",
          "とうもん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "極楽の東門"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gokuraku no mukae",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "極楽",
          "ごくらく"
        ],
        [
          "迎",
          "むか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "極楽の迎え"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gokuraku-bō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "極楽",
          "ごくらく"
        ],
        [
          "坊",
          "ぼう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "極楽坊"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gokuraku mandara",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "極楽",
          "ごくらく"
        ],
        [
          "曼荼羅",
          "まんだら"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "極楽曼荼羅"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jigoku gokuraku",
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        [
          "地獄",
          "じごく"
        ],
        [
          "極楽",
          "ごくらく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "地獄極楽"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Saihō Gokuraku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "西方",
          "さいほう"
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          "極楽",
          "ごくらく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "西方極楽"
    }
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          "極",
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      "roman": "gokuraku negau yori jigoku tsukuru na",
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          "極楽",
          "ごくらく"
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          "願",
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          "地",
          "じ"
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          "獄",
          "ごく"
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          "作",
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      "roman": "gokuraku no amari kaze",
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          "極楽",
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          "余",
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          "風",
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    },
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      "roman": "kiite gokuraku mite jigoku",
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          "聞",
          "き"
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          "極楽",
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        ],
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          "地",
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        ],
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          "獄",
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      "word": "聞いて極楽見て地獄"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shinjin sugite gokuraku o tōrikosu",
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          "信心過",
          "しんじんす"
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          "極楽",
          "ごくらく"
        ],
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          "通",
          "とお"
        ],
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          "越",
          "こ"
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      "word": "信心過ぎて極楽を通り越す"
    },
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      "roman": "mite wa gokuraku sunde wa jigoku",
      "ruby": [
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          "見",
          "み"
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          "極楽",
          "ごくらく"
        ],
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          "住",
          "す"
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        [
          "地",
          "じ"
        ],
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          "獄",
          "ごく"
        ]
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      "word": "見ては極楽住んでは地獄"
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          "extra": "(Gokuraku Jōdo): pure land (western paradise of Amitabha Buddha)",
          "word": "極楽浄土"
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        "Short for 極楽浄土 (Gokuraku Jōdo): pure land (western paradise of Amitabha Buddha)"
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          "word": "地獄"
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        {
          "word": "天国"
        }
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        "broadly"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a pleasure quarters, red-light district"
      ],
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          "pleasure",
          "pleasure"
        ],
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          "quarter"
        ],
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        ]
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      "other": "ごくらく"
    },
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      "other": "ごくらく"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ɡo̞kɯ̟ɾa̠kɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
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    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "極楽"
}

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          "極",
          "ごく"
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      "other": "ごくらく"
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}

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