極楽往生

Japanese

Kanji in this term
極	楽	往	生
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

• (Tokyo) ごくらくお​ーじょー [gòkúrákúóꜜòjòò] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞kɯ̟ᵝɾa̠kɯ̟ᵝo̞ːʑo̞ː]

Noun

極(ごく)楽(らく)往(おう)生(じょう) • (gokurakuōjō) ^{←ごくらくわうじやう (gokurakwauzyau)?}

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