極楽浄土

Japanese

Kanji in this term
極	楽	浄	土
ごく Grade: 4	らく Grade: 2	じょう Grade: S	ど Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
極樂淨土 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

極(ごく)楽(らく)浄(じょう)土(ど) • (gokurakujōdo) 

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

Derived terms

• 極(ごく)楽(らく) (gokuraku)