紅蓮地獄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紅 蓮 地 獄
ぐ
Grade: 6 		れん
Jinmeiyō 		じ
Grade: 2 		ごく
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit पद्मनरक (Padma-naraka), (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) equivalent to 紅蓮 (guren, “red/crimson lotus”) +‎ 地獄 (jigoku, “Buddhist hell”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ぐれんじごく [gùréń jíꜜgòkù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡɯ̟ɾe̞ɲ̟ d͡ʑiɡo̞kɯ̟]

Proper noun

紅(ぐ)蓮(れん)地(じ)獄(ごく) • (Guren Jigoku) ←ぐれんぢごく (Gurendigoku)?

  1. (Buddhism) the Hell of the Crimson Lotus; the Padma Hell (one of the eight cold hells in Buddhist eschatology)
    Synonyms: 紅蓮 (Guren), 鉢特摩地獄 (Handoma Jigoku)

Derived terms

  • 大(だい)紅蓮(ぐれん)地獄(じごく) (Dai-guren Jigoku)

See also

References

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