Meaning of 地獄 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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地獄JLPT 1
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Kana Readingじごく
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Romajijigoku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- hell
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Example Sentences
地獄, じごく used in context
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魔王は言った。「俺が負けるわっきゃねーべ。審判は皆地獄にいるのだ」。
How can I lose? answered Satan. "All the umpires are down here in Hell."
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To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
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The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
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The descent to hell is easy.
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Money is everything.
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結婚生活は夫婦仲が良ければ天国であり、夫婦仲が悪ければこの世の地獄である。
Marriage, in peace, is this world's paradise; in strife, this life's purgatory.
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