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理想郷 (りそうきょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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もと
め
て
旅たび
を
続つづ
け
た
。
He continued his journey in search of an ideal land.
This novel depicts a perfect Utopia.
Kanji 理 logic, arrangement, reason 想 idea, thought, conception 郷 home town, village, native place Related words 理想郷 is a native Japanese term for an ideal land in general, while アルカディア specifically evokes the Western pastoral image of Arcadia.
理想郷 is a native Japanese term for an ideal land, while ユートピア is the loanword version of the same concept, often used interchangeably in modern writing.
Etymology Compound of 理想 (risō, 'ideal') and 郷 (kyō, 'village' or 'hometown'). The word is a Japanese coinage using classical Chinese-derived morphemes, likely influenced by Western concepts of Utopia.
