Word Meaning 極楽

ごくらく gokuraku

極楽 is read as ごくらく (gokuraku) and means Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land).

Meaning

English

Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land)
paradise
heaven on earth

Reading

Kana

ごくらく

Romaji

gokuraku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 地獄 Rank 5202 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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極楽極楽

ごくらくごくらく

absolute heaven

極楽鳥花

ごくらくちょうか

bird of paradise flower

極楽鳥

ごくらくちょう

bird of paradise (Paradisaeidae family)

極楽往生

ごくらくおうじょう

rebirth in paradise

極楽浄土

ごくらくじょうど

Amitabha's Pure Land

信心過ぎて極楽を通り越す

しんじんすぎてごくらくをとおりこす

faith is best in moderation

聞いて極楽見て地獄

きいてごくらくみてじごく

don't believe everything you hear

極寒

ごくかん

extreme cold

極

ごく

10^48

極限

きょくげん

limit

極める

きわめる

to exhaust completely

極まる

きわまる

extremely

Example Sentences

地獄極楽は心にあり。

Heaven and hell exist in the hearts of man.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 2 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.