極楽浄土

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ごく
Grade: 4
らく
Grade: 2
じょう
Grade: S

Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
極樂淨土 (kyūjitai)
 極楽浄土 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) くらくじょーど [gòkúrákújóꜜòdò] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞kɯ̟ᵝɾa̠kɯ̟ᵝʑo̞ːdo̞]

Noun[edit]

(ごく)(らく)(じょう)() (gokurakujōdo

  1. (Buddhism) Amitabha’s Pure Land
  2. a pleasure quarters, red-light district

Derived terms[edit]