紅蓮地獄
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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
Proper noun
紅蓮地獄 • (Guren Jigoku) ←ぐれんぢごく (Gurendigoku)?
- (Buddhism) the Hell of the Crimson Lotus; the Padma Hell (one of the eight cold hells in Buddhist eschatology)
Derived terms
- 大紅蓮地獄 (Dai-guren Jigoku)
See also
- 奈落 (naraku)