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天国 — meaning in English

tengoku

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English meaning

  • celestial adj Relating to the sky or outer space — the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
  • heaven noun In many religions, the place where God, gods, or the blessed dead are believed to dwell.
  • heavenly adj Relating to heaven or the sky.
  • heavens intj An exclamation of surprise or exasperation.
  • paradise noun A place or state of perfect happiness, often associated with heaven or the Garden of Eden.

Senses

天国 is used for these senses in English:

  • Kingdom of Heaven (Christianity) A concept of heaven as a hierarchical dominion with God at the top and a court of saints, archangels and angels.
  • Paradise (religion) Heaven.
  • celestial of or related to Heaven and the divine.
  • heavenly Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions.
  • heavens (religion) : the abode of God or the gods; the abode of the blessed departed.
  • paradise (slang) The upper gallery in a theatre.

celestial — full definition

  1. adj Relating to the sky or outer space — the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
  2. adj Relating to heaven, or so beautiful and perfect it seems heavenly.

heaven — full definition

  1. noun In many religions, the place where God, gods, or the blessed dead are believed to dwell.
  2. noun A state or place of great happiness; paradise.
  3. noun (Often plural, "the heavens") The sky.

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