Translation guide
Refers to a mythical city of gold, often used metaphorically for an unattainable ideal or a place of great wealth.
Referring to the legendary lost city of gold in South America.
Direct translation meaning 'golden land/village', commonly used for the legend.
Using 'El Dorado' to mean a perfect but unreachable place or state.
Referring to a real or imagined place abundant in riches or opportunities.
Means 'land of gold', directly evoking wealth.
カリフォルニアはかつて黄金の国と呼ばれた。
California was once called an El Dorado.
The katakana エル・ドラド is common in Japanese, especially in historical or pop culture contexts. For metaphorical uses, native Japanese terms like 理想郷 or 黄金郷 are often more natural.
エル・ドラドは黄金郷として知られている。
El Dorado is known as the golden city.
Katakana rendering of 'El Dorado', widely understood.
多くの探検家がエル・ドラドを探し求めた。
Many explorers searched for El Dorado.
Means 'utopia' or 'ideal land', fitting for metaphorical use.
彼にとって、その島は理想郷だった。
For him, that island was an El Dorado.
Literally 'dreamland', used for an idealized place.
退職後の生活は夢の国だと思っていた。
He thought life after retirement would be an El Dorado.
Literary term for a paradise on earth, from a Chinese fable.
この谷はまさに桃源郷だ。
This valley is truly an El Dorado.
Literally 'mountain of treasure', metaphor for a lucrative place.
この市場は投資家にとって宝の山だ。
This market is an El Dorado for investors.