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Meanings

handle

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ふる

Common Words

らく
那落
捺落
Noun
Freq #17244
1

Buddhism

Naraka; Hell; Hades

Examples
奈落の底には抜け道はなく。
I feel there is just no way out.
2

very bottom; the end; worst possible circumstances

3

奈落 only

trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement

ふる
Noun
Freq #134803
1

Rare term

handle of an axe; handle of a hatchet

らんか
Noun
1

Formal or literary term

go (board game)

2

From a chinese legend about a man who watches a game of go for so long that the handle of his axe rots away

being so engrossed in go that one loses track of time; being so engrossed in an activity that one loses track of time

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