ジゴク
Meanings
Noun
Buddhist
1. hell realm; Naraka
2. Hell
3. hell; misery; nightmare; inferno
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
picture of Hell; painting representing Hell
Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells)
naraka (hell) realm
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
picture of Hell
flames 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 (7 in total)
Welcome to hell!
Life is more hellish than hell itself.
The place became a hell on earth.