Horai

See also: Hōrai

English

Etymology 1

A romanization of Ancient Greek Ὧραι (Hôrai, seasons)

Proper noun

Horai

  1. Alternative form of Horae

Etymology 2

A romanization of Japanese 蓬莱 (Hōrai ほうらい), from Middle Chinese 蓬萊 (Bong-Loi) (compare Mandarin Pénglái 蓬莱), from Old Chinese 蓬萊 (*Bˁəŋ-rˁəj).

Proper noun

Horai

  1. a mythical Japanese paradise based upon the Chinese Penglai
    • Lafcadio Hearn's Japan
      In Horai there is neither death nor pain; and there is no winter. The flowers in that place never fade, and the fruits never fail; and if man taste of those fruits even but once, he can never again feel thirst or hunger.

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