ジゴク
Meanings
Noun
Buddhist
1. hell realm; Naraka
They say there are terrifying demons in hell.
2. Hell
3. hell; misery; nightmare; inferno
But the real world is more hellish than anything.
4. place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
Pitch accent
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Composed of
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
jail; gaol; prison
Used in vocabulary (32 in total)
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
Venus flytrap
being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
hell on earth; living hell
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
burning hell; inferno
manna from heaven; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need; (lit.) (meeting) Buddha in hell
(going straight) from heaven to hell
debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears
Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells)
picture of Hell; painting representing Hell
money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; (lit.) even the verdict of hell is determined by money
naraka (hell) realm
flames of hell
picture of Hell
The Eight Greater Hells
(entrance) examination hell
Sañjīva (one of the Eight Greater Hells); hell of being torn to pieces and revived over and over
one plank's thickness below lies hell; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave
examination hell; ordeal of entrance examinations
Mahāraurava; The Hell of Great Wailing; The Great Screaming Hell; the fifth of eight hot hells in Buddhism
commuters' hell; commuting hell
traffic hell; traffic congestion
between the devil and the deep blue sea; (lit.) both advancing and retreating are hell
foxtail wedged tenon joint; blind tenon joint with wedges inserted into slots on its end
the line between good and evil is no wider than a razor's edge
you can make friends anywhere; (lit.) (you can make) acquaintances even in hell
even hell can be home
loan shark hell; distress caused by high-interest loans and aggressive collection methods
Examples (15 in total)
Welcome to hell!
This past week was hell.
It is truly hell on earth.