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- [極楽] *paradise【U】[通例 P~;無冠詞で] 天国, 極楽(⇔Hell)*heaven【C】【U】[しばしば H~] 天国, 極楽(⇔hell)Eden【C】楽土, 楽園.¶→極楽鳥極楽
paradise* * *ごくらく【極楽】*paradise〖U〗[通例 P~;無冠詞で] 天国, 極楽(⇔Hell)*heaven〖C〗〖U〗[しばしば H~] 天国, 極楽(⇔hell)Eden〖C〗楽土, 楽園.¶ → 極楽鳥* * *ごくらく【極楽】【仏教】 (the Buddhist) paradise; Paradise; Heaven; 《文》 the abode of the blessed; Elysium; 〔戯言的に〕 《口》 the happy hunting ground (in the sky); 〔無上の幸福〕 bliss; heaven.●この世の極楽 (a) heaven on earth; an earthly paradise; an Eden.
●極楽に生まれる go to the Pure Land [Paradise, the abode of the blessed]; be reborn in Paradise
●ああここは涼しい, 極楽極楽. This place is wonderfully cool; it's absolute heaven. | It's sheer bliss here, lovely and cool.
・聞いて極楽, 見て地獄. The reality falls far short of the reputation.
極楽往生 《die》 an easy (and peaceful) death.●極楽往生を遂げる 〔極楽へ行く〕 go to [be reborn in] Paradise; enter into the bliss of Heaven; 〔安らかに死ぬ〕 die [pass away] peacefully; die an easy and peaceful death.
極楽浄土 The Pure Land (of Amida Buddha); Paradise.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.