Word details

地獄に仏

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 地獄に仏.

Dictionary

Entry

地獄に仏じごくにほとけExpression
1

Idiomatic expression

manna from heaven; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need; (meeting) Buddha in hell

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

ground, earth

6 strokesFrequency 40JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Nanori

どま

prison, jail

14 strokesFrequency 1,529JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ゴク

Buddha, the dead, France

4 strokesFrequency 819JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ブツフツ

Kun

ほとけ

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