極楽往生

Japanese
Kanji in this term
極 楽 往 生
ごく
Grade: 4		 らく
Grade: 2		 おう
Grade: 5		 しょう > じょう
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
極樂往生 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ごくらくお​ーじょー [gòkúrákúóꜜòjòò] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞kɯ̟ᵝɾa̠kɯ̟ᵝo̞ːʑo̞ː]

Noun

極(ごく)楽(らく)往(おう)生(じょう) • (gokurakuōjō) ←ごくらくわうじやう (gokurakwauzyau)?

  1. absolute pleasure
  2. rebirth in paradise, peaceful death

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