Word details
地獄で仏に会ったよう
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 地獄で仏に会ったよう.
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Idiomatic expression
with great relief; as if meeting a friend in need; as if having met a Buddha in hell
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
地
ground, earth
6 strokesFrequency 40JLPT N3Grade 2
On
チジ
Nanori
どま
獄
prison, jail
14 strokesFrequency 1,529JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ゴク
仏
Buddha, the dead, France
4 strokesFrequency 819JLPT N2Grade 5
On
ブツフツ
Kun
ほとけ
会
meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
6 strokesFrequency 4JLPT N4Grade 2
On
カイエ
Kun
あ.うあ.わせるあつ.まる
Nanori
あいい
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