Vocabulary
What does 極楽 (ごくらく, gokuraku) mean?
極楽 (ごくらく, gokuraku) means paradise, the Pure Land.
Quick facts| Reading | ごくらく |
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| Romaji | gokuraku |
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| Part of speech | noun |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N1 |
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N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommongokuraku
paradise, the Pure Land
- 1noun Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land)
- 2noun paradise; heaven on earth
Example sentences
温泉に浸かると極楽のようだ。
Soaking in the hot spring feels like paradise.
死後は極楽へ行けると信じられている。
It is believed that after death, one can go to paradise.
