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Meaning of 生き地獄(いきじごく) in Japanese

生き地獄
Kana Reading
いきじごく
Romaji
ikijigoku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    hell on earth; living hell
    Example sentence
    生き地獄は、言い過ぎ思う I also think 'living hell' is putting it too strongly.

Examples of 生き地獄, いきじごく in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

14 strokes

prison, jail

On'Yomi: ゴク

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 4

6 strokes

ground, earth

On'Yomi: チ, ジ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

life, genuine, birth

On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: い.きる, い.かす, い.ける, う.まれる, うま.れる, う.まれ, うまれ, う.む, お.う, は.える, は.やす, き, なま, なま-, な.る, な.す, む.す, -う

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