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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
ごく
Grade: 4
らく
Grade: 2

Grade: 3

Grade: 2
ごく
Grade: S
Alternative spelling
見ては極樂住んでは地獄 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, seeing it is paradise, living there is hell.

Pronunciation

Proverb

()ては(ごく)(らく)()んでは()(ごく) (mite wa gokuraku sunde wa jigoku

  1. what you see isn't always what you get

References

  • 見ては極楽住んでは地獄”, in goo辞書 (in Japanese) (dictionary), Goo, 19 June 2024 (last accessed), archived from the original on 5 March 2024