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[()·ごく()]
jigoku
noun

English Meaning(s) for 地獄

noun
  1. hell

Definition and Synonyms for 地獄

Perdition the abode of Satan and the forces of evil
Synonyms: ヘル, インフェルノ, 地獄
Blaze a cause of difficulty and suffering
Synonyms: 地獄
Fire a severe trial
Synonyms: ファイア, 地獄, 火の手, 火気, 焚き火
Hellhole any place of pain and turmoil
Synonyms: 地獄, 奈落, 生き地獄
Perdition where sinners suffer eternal punishment
Synonyms: ヘル, インフェルノ, 地獄

Meanings for each kanji in 地獄

» ground; earth
» prison; jail

Categories 地獄 is a member of

Trouble an event causing distress or pain
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Visitation an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
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Part the extended spatial location of something
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Imaginary Place a place that exists only in imagination
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Sample Sentences for 地獄

More and more people these days are getting overwhelmed by housing loans.
Marriage, in peace, is this world's paradise; in strife, this life's purgatory.
I am your father's spirit, doomed for a certain time to walk the night, and during the day I am confined to burn in fires, until the evil crimes I had done in my life are burnt and purged away.
Welcome to hell!
Even hell can be a nice place to live when you get used to it.

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