王おう道どう楽らく土ど

noun

Arcadia under a virtuous king; ideal land of peace and prosperity

A yojijukugo originally from Chinese classics, later used as a propaganda slogan during Japan's wartime era to describe an idealized state under benevolent rule. Now mainly encountered in historical or literary contexts.

• 「王おう道どう楽らく土ど」は、かつて満まん州しゅう国こくで理り想そう郷きょうを表あらわす標ひょう語ごとして使つかわれた。

  "Ōdō rakudo" was once used as a slogan in Manchukuo to represent an ideal utopia.