JLPT N1 · Noun

地獄 (jigoku)

地獄 (じごく, jigoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “hell realm; Naraka”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じごく
Romaji: jigoku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

hell realm; Naraka · noun
Hell · noun
hell; misery; nightmare; inferno · noun
place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam · noun

Example sentences

魔王は言った。「俺が負けるわっきゃねーべ。審判は皆地獄にいるのだ」。

"How can I lose?" answered Satan. "All the umpires are down here in Hell."

Tatoeba #81444

そこはこの世の地獄となった。

The place became a hell on earth.

Tatoeba #213625

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 地獄

地

ground, earthチ・ジ · 6 strokes

獄

prison, jailゴク · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 地獄.

地図ちずmap地下鉄ちかてつsubway地震じしんearthquake地理ちりgeography地ちearth地味じみplain生地きじcloth意地いじstubbornness地位ちい(social) position地域ちいきarea地下ちかunderground地球ちきゅうEarth地区ちくdistrict地方ちほうdistrict

Source: JMdict entry 1421090 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.