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有頂天 Ecstasy


Japanese proverbs

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有頂天
Ecstasy  

 

有頂天

Japanese

うちょうてん u chou ten

Literal

Have (reached) the highest heaven

English Equivalent

On cloud nine; ecstasy; in raptures; be elated 

Notes

有頂天
is a translation of the sanskrit word for the highest heaven in Buddhism.

A 2005 star-studded comedy movie directed by 三谷幸喜 Mitani Koki was titled THE有頂天ホテル.

OK, it isn’t a FOUR character 四字熟語! But it is still useful!

 

Example Sentence

一億円の宝くじをあてた人は有頂天になった。

ichi oku en no takarakuji o ateta hito wa uchouten ni natta.
The person who won the hundred million yen lottery was in ecstasy.

 

Vocabulary image

  • 一億 ichi oku—100,000,000
  • 宝くじ takara kuji—lottery
  • あてた ateta—hit the mark (for the lotter) [当ててみて atete mite Take a guess] あてた人 ateta hito—the person who won (the lottery)
  • になった ni natta—になる

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