理想郷

Japanese

Kanji in this term
理	想	郷
り Grade: 2	そう Grade: 3	きょう Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
理想鄕 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

理想 (risō, “ideal”) +‎ 郷 (kyō, “land”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) りそーきょー [rìsóókyóó] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) りそ​ーきょー [rìsóꜜòkyòò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲiso̞ːkʲo̞ː]

Noun

理(り)想(そう)郷(きょう) • (risōkyō) ^{←りさうきやう (risaukyau)?}

1. Synonym of ユートピア (yūtopia, “utopia”)