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桃源郷 (tougenkyou) Japanese meaning: earthly paradise | Kotomora
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谷たに
は
まるで
桃とう
源げん
郷きょう
の
よう
だ
。
This valley is just like an earthly paradise.
Leaving the hustle and bustle of the city, he found a Shangri-La in the countryside.
Kanji 郷 home town, village, native place 境 boundary, border, region Related words 桃源郷 evokes an idyllic, almost utopian hidden paradise, while 秘境 simply refers to any remote, hard-to-reach place regardless of its beauty.
桃源郷 is a Chinese-derived image of a hidden paradise, while アルカディア draws on the Western/Greek pastoral ideal.
Written forms 桃とう 源げん 郷きょう
Standard kanji spelling for the earthly paradise concept.
桃とう 源げん 境きょう
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 郷 is the usual character.
Etymology From the Chinese legend of the Peach Blossom Spring (桃花源), where a fisherman discovers a hidden paradise. The Japanese reading とうげんきょう is the on'yomi of the kanji 桃源郷.
