Vocab Info

N2 Noun

地獄(じごく)hell

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      hell realm, Naraka

      Buddhism
    2. Noun

      2.

      Hell

      Christianity
    3. Noun

      3.

      hell, misery, nightmare, inferno

    4. Noun

      4.

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

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    地獄 【じごく】

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    Examples

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      (わたし)地獄(じごく)(くる)しみたくないです。

      I don't want to suffer in hell. {hell}

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      (わる)(こと)をした(ひと)は、死後(しご)地獄(じごく)()ちます。

      People who do bad things will fall into hell after death. {hell}

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      ()くなった(ひと)は、地獄(じごく)天国(てんごく)()くそうです。

      It is said that the deceased go to either heaven or hell. {hell}

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      仏教(ぶっきょう)にもキリスト(きょう)にもイスラム(きょう)にも、地獄(じごく)という概念(がいねん)はあるのだとか。

      It is said that the concept of hell exists in Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. {hell}

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      (よう)するに、地獄(じごく)とはこの()悪行(あくぎょう)をした(ひと)死後(しご)(くる)しみを()ける場所(ばしょ)である。

      In other words, hell is a place where people who have committed evil deeds in this world suffer after death. {hell}

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