いきじごく

Japanese
Alternative spellings
生き地獄
生地獄

Etymology

From 生(い)き (iki, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 生(い)きる (ikiru).”) + 地獄(じごく) (jigoku).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) いきじ​ごく [ìkíjíꜜgòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ikʲiʑiɡo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

いきじごく • (ikijigoku) ←いきぢごく (ikidigoku)?

  1. living hell; hell on earth

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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