Japanese

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Kanji in this term
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

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  • (Tokyo) くらくおーじょー [gòkúrákúóꜜòjòò] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞kɯ̟ɾa̠kɯ̟o̞ːʑo̞ː]

Noun

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(ごく)(らく)(おう)(じょう) (gokurakuōjōごくらくわうじやう (gokurakwauzyau)?

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

References

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