Word details
生き地獄
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 生き地獄.
Dictionary
Entry
1
hell on earth; living hell
Examples
生き地獄は、言い過ぎだと私も思う。
I also think 'living hell' is putting it too strongly.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
生
life, genuine, birth
5 strokesFrequency 29JLPT N4Grade 1
On
セイショウ
Kun
い.きるい.かすい.けるう.まれるうま.れるう.まれうまれう.むお.うは.えるは.やすきなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う
Nanori
あさいきいくいけうぶうまいえおいぎゅうくるみごせさじょうすぎそそうちるなばにうにゅうふみもうよいりゅう
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
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