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Dictionary: “地獄”

地獄

じごく

hell realm; naraka

Kanji details

Kun/On information

地
On
ち;じ
Kun
—
Stroke count
6

・ground

・earth

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獄
On
ごく
Kun
—
Stroke count
14

・prison

・jail

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Related words to 地獄

31 related words

地獄

じごく

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Hell

地獄

じごく

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hell;misery;nightmare;inferno

地獄

じごく

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place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam

地獄で仏に会ったよう

じごくでほとけにあったよう

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with great relief;as if meeting a friend in need

地獄にも知る人

じごくにもしるひと

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you can make friends anywhere

地獄にも鬼ばかりではない

じごくにもおにばかりではない

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you can make friends anywhere

地獄に仏

じごくにほとけ

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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

地獄に落ちる

じごくにおちる

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to go to hell;to fall into hell;to be damned

地獄の沙汰も金次第

じごくのさたもかねしだい

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money talks;money is the key that opens all doors;money is the best lawyer in hell

地獄の釜

じごくのかま

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the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)

地獄の釜の蓋

じごくのかまのふた

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creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)

地獄の釜の蓋も開く

じごくのかまのふたもあく

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even the demons of hell rest during Obon and the New Year

地獄は壁一重

じごくはかべひとえ

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the line between good and evil is no wider than a razor's edge

地獄も住み処

じごくもすみか

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even hell can be home

地獄を見る

じごくをみる

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to live through hell;to go to hell and back;to suffer dire straits

地獄ホゾ

じごくホゾ

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foxtail wedged tenon joint;blind tenon joint with wedges inserted into slots on its end

地獄変

じごくへん

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picture of Hell

地獄変相

じごくへんそう

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picture of Hell;painting representing Hell

地獄組

じごくぐみ

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wood interlocking technique

地獄絵

じごくえ

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picture of Hell;painting representing Hell

地獄絵図

じごくえず

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painting of a scene in Hell;a picture of Hell

地獄耳

じごくみみ

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being readily aware of rumors and gossip;being quick to learn secrets;having sharp ears

地獄道

じごくどう

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naraka (hell) realm

地獄耳

じごくみみ

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ability to remember everything one hears

地獄の釜の蓋もあく

じごくのかまのふたもあく

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even the demons of hell rest during Obon and the New Year

地獄ほぞ

じごくほぞ

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foxtail wedged tenon joint;blind tenon joint with wedges inserted into slots on its end

地獄も住処

じごくもすみか

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even hell can be home

地獄組み

じごくぐみ

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wood interlocking technique

地獄も住み家

じごくもすみか

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even hell can be home

地獄枘

じごくほぞ

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foxtail wedged tenon joint;blind tenon joint with wedges inserted into slots on its end

地獄も住家

じごくもすみか

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even hell can be home