いきじごく

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)  (historical kana いきぢごく)

1. living hell; hell on earth

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN