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): [ɡo̞kɯ̟ᵝɾa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

極(ごく)楽(らく) • (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) 

  1. a place name
  2. a surname

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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