Horai

See also: Hōrai

English

Etymology 1

A romanization of Ancient Greek Ὧραι (Hôrai, “seasons”)

Proper noun

Horai

1. Alternative form of Horae

Etymology 2

A romanization of Japanese 蓬莱 (Hōrai ほうらい), from Middle Chinese 蓬萊 (Bong-Loi) (compare Mandarin Pénglái 蓬莱), from Old Chinese 蓬萊 (*Bˁəŋ-rˁəj).

Proper noun

Horai

1. a mythical Japanese paradise based upon the Chinese Penglai
   • Lafcadio Hearn's Japan

     In Horai there is neither death nor pain; and there is no winter. The flowers in that place never fade, and the fruits never fail; and if man taste of those fruits even but once, he can never again feel thirst or hunger.

Anagrams

• Ohira, haori