理想郷

りそうきょう

Meanings

1. Noun ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia

Kanji

• 理 reason. Read as リ.
• 想 imagine. Read as ソウ.
• 郷 hometown. Read as キョウ.

Example sentences

• 結婚は、睦まじければ理想郷、争い絶えねば生き地獄。
  Marriage, in peace, is this world's paradise; in strife, this life's purgatory.

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