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Horai.

a mythical Japanese paradise based upon the Chinese Penglai

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  1. a mythical Japanese paradise based upon the Chinese Penglai

Where this word comes from

A romanization of Japanese 蓬莱 (Hōrai ほうらい), from Middle Chinese 蓬萊 (MC buwng loj|lojH) (compare Mandarin 蓬萊 /蓬莱 (Pénglái)), from Old Chinese 蓬萊 (OC *boːŋ rɯː/rɯːs).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.