極楽鳥

See also: 極樂鳥 and 极乐鸟

Japanese

Kanji in this term
極	楽	鳥
ごく Grade: 4	らく Grade: 2	ちょう Grade: 2
goon

Alternative spelling
極樂鳥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

極楽(ごくらく) (gokuraku, “Sukhavati”) + 鳥(ちょう) (chō, “bird”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ごくらくちょー [gòkúrákúchóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞kɯ̟ɾa̠kɯ̟̊t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

極(ごく)楽(らく)鳥(ちょう) or 極楽鳥(ゴクラクチョウ) • (gokurakuchō) ^{←ごくらくてう (gokurakuteu)?}

1. Synonym of 風鳥 (fūchō, “bird of paradise”) (bird)

Derived terms

• 極(ごく)楽(らく)鳥(ちょう)花(か) (gokurakuchōka)