地じ獄ごく
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
Kanji used
ground
prison
Pitch accent
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Top 2300
Composed of
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
jail; gaol; prison
Used in vocabulary (44 in total)
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
hell on earth; living hell
being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
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)
picture of Hell; painting representing Hell
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
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells)
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
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
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
commuters' hell; commuting hell
traffic hell; traffic congestion
between the devil and the deep blue sea; (lit.) both advancing and retreating are hell
you can make friends anywhere; (lit.) (you can make) acquaintances even in hell
the line between good and evil is no wider than a razor's edge
foxtail wedged tenon joint; blind tenon joint with wedges inserted into slots on its end
foxtail wedged tenon joint; blind tenon joint with wedges inserted into slots on its end
even hell can be home
even hell can be home
loan shark hell; distress caused by high-interest loans and aggressive collection methods
you can make friends anywhere; (lit.) not even in hell is everyone an ogre
foxtail wedged tenon joint; blind tenon joint with wedges inserted into slots on its end
even hell can be home
even hell can be home
Examples (15 in total)
Welcome to hell!
This past week was hell.
It is truly hell on earth.