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天国
tengoku
Description
「天国」は、いい人が死んだあとに行くと言われる、とてもいい場所です。
"天国" is said to be a very good place where good people go after they die.
また、とても幸せな場所や気持ちを「天国」と言うこともあります。
Also, "天国" can refer to a very happy place or feeling.
Meanings
天国tengoku
heaven; paradise (after death)
おばあちゃんは天国にいると思う。
I think Grandma is in heaven.
天国tengoku
a wonderful, blissful place or situation
ここは猫好きにとって天国だ。
This place is heaven for cat lovers.
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Notes
- Etymology
天 (heaven/sky) + 国 (country), literally "heavenly country."
- Nuance
sense 2 exaggerates a great place, opposite of 地獄 used for a terrible one.
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