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[い(生)·き·じ(地)·ごく(獄)]
ikijigoku
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[いき(生)·じ(地)·ごく(獄)]
ikijigoku
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Root Words:

[い(生)·き + じ(地)·ごく(獄)]
iki + jigoku

English Meaning(s) for 生き地獄

noun
  1. hell on earth; living hell
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Definition and Synonyms for 生き地獄

Hellhole any place of pain and turmoil
Synonyms: 地獄, 奈落, 生き地獄

Meanings for each kanji in 生き地獄

» life; genuine; birth
» ground; earth
» prison; jail

Categories 生き地獄 is a member of

Part the extended spatial location of something
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Sample Sentences for 生き地獄

Marriage, in peace, is this world's paradise; in strife, this life's purgatory.
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I also think 'living hell' is putting it too strongly.
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