JLPT N1 · Noun

天国 (tengoku)

天国 (てんごく, tengoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “paradise; heaven”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: てんごく
Romaji: tengoku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven · noun

Example sentences

結婚生活は夫婦仲が良ければ天国であり、夫婦仲が悪ければこの世の地獄である。

Marriage, in peace, is this world's paradise; in strife, this life's purgatory.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 天国

天

heavens, sky, imperialテン・あまつ・あめ · 4 strokes

国

countryコク・くに · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 天国.

天気てんきweather天気予報てんきよほうweather forecast天候てんこうweather天然てんねんnature天皇てんのうEmperor of Japan天てんsky雨天うてんrainy weather天才てんさいgenius天災てんさいnatural disaster天体てんたいheavenly body天地てんちheaven and earth晴天せいてんfine weather (i.e. little or no clouds)天下てんかthe whole world先天的せんてんてきinborn

Source: JMdict entry 1439080 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.