Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
なつ > な
Jinmeiyō
らく
Grade: 3
irregular on’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 捺落 – see the following entry.
奈落ならく
[noun] [from circa 1060] (Buddhism) hell
[noun] [from 985] falling into hell
[noun] [from 1694] the absolute bottom, the last straw, the worst that something can become
[noun] [from 1800] (theater) a theater basement, a trap cellar (under the stage)
[noun] [from ???] (video games, platform games) bottomless pit; an invisible place below the playable area that usually kills the game characters falling into it
Alternative spelling
那落
(This term, 捺落, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)