| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 楽園 | らくえん |
Pronunciation: raku-en
How to Say It Outloud: rah-koo-en
Usage: A place of extreme beauty and happiness, often referred to as 'paradise'.
Example Sentence Japanese:
ここはまるで楽園のようです。
ここはまるで楽園のようです。Example Sentence English:This place is like paradise.
This place is like paradise.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 天国 | てんごく |
Pronunciation: ten-goku
How to Say It Outloud: ten-go-koo
Usage: Refers to 'heaven' or 'paradise' in a spiritual or religious sense.
Example Sentence Japanese:天国で安らかに眠ってください。
天国で安らかに眠ってください。Example Sentence English:Rest in peace in paradise.
Rest in peace in paradise.| Hiragana |
|---|
| パラダイス |
Pronunciation: pa-ra-dai-su
How to Say It Outloud: pah-rah-dai-su
Usage: A transliteration of the English word 'paradise'. Used in spoken language and some written contexts.
Example Sentence Japanese:このリゾートは本当のパラダイスです。
このリゾートは本当のパラダイスです。Example Sentence English:This resort is a true paradise.
This resort is a true paradise.Dictionary
天国てんごくCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
- Heaven
楽園らくえんCommon word
Noun- paradise; Eden
- Rakuen
パラダイスパラダイスCommon word
Noun- paradise
浄土じょうどCommon word
Noun- pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise
- Pure Land Buddhism
- Pure land
極楽ごくらくCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land)
- paradise; heaven on earth
- Sukhavati
楽天地らくてんち
Noun- paradise
- Rakutenchi
寂光浄土じゃっこうじょうど
Noun- paradise
楽土らくど
Noun- paradise
楽地らくち
Noun- carefree land; paradise
ハライソパライソ
Noun- paradise; heaven; Eden
報土ほうど
Noun- pure land; paradise
天堂てんどう
Noun- heaven; paradise
無何有の郷むかうのさと
Noun- utopia; (natural) paradise
十万億土じゅうまんおくど
Noun- eternity; paradise
仏土ぶつど
Noun- realm of a Buddha; Pure Land; paradise
- Buddhist country; land where Buddha has appeared to spread his teachings
寂光じゃっこう
Noun- light of wisdom (when nearing nirvana); silent illumination
- paradise; nirvana
歩行者天国ほこうしゃてんごくCommon word
Noun- pedestrian mall; car-free mall; pedestrian paradise
- Pedestrian zone
失楽園しつらくえん
Noun- Paradise Lost (poem by Milton)
- Paradise Lost
台湾金魚たいわんきんぎょ
Noun- paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis)
- Paradise fish
得とくCommon word
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)Noun
- profit; advantage; benefit; gain
Noun
- rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
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