Japanese Word Entry

欣求淨土

Simplified Japanese form: 欣求浄土

Kana:ごんぐじょうど
Romaji:gongujoudo
Definition: seeking rebirth in the Pure Land

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Chinese characters used in this word

take pleasure in, rejoice, happy, joyous, delighted
Readings
Mandarin: ㄒㄧㄣ (xīn)
Cantonese: jan1
Japanese: キン (kin)、 ゴン (gon)、 コン (kon) / よろこ.ぶ (yorokobu)、 よろこ.び (yorokobi)
Korean: 흔 (heun)
Vietnamese: hân
Variants
Semantic variant forms:

request, want, wish for, require, demand, seek, beseech
Readings
Mandarin: ㄑㄧㄡˊ (qiú)
Cantonese: kau4
Japanese: キュウ (kyuu)、 グ (gu) / もと.める (motomeru)
Korean: 구 (gu)
Vietnamese: cầu

pure, clean, unspoiled
Readings
Mandarin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ (jìng), ㄔㄥˊ (chéng)
Cantonese: zing6
Japanese: ジョウ (jou)、 セイ (sei) / きよ.める (kiyomeru)、 きよ.い (kiyoi)、 きょい (kyoi)
Korean: 정 (jeong)
Vietnamese: tịnh
Variants
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Simplified Japanese form:
Semantic variant form:

soil, earth, ground, Turkey, items made of earth
Readings
Mandarin: ㄊㄨˇ (tǔ), ㄉㄨˋ (dù), ㄔㄚˇ (chǎ), ㄊㄨˊ (tú)
Cantonese: tou2
Japanese: ド (do)、 ト (to) / つち (tsuchi)
Korean: 토 (to), 두 (du)
Vietnamese: thổ, độ, đỗ