煉獄
See also: 炼狱
Chinese edit
refine; smelt | prison | ||
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trad. (煉獄) | 煉 | 獄 | |
simp. (炼狱) | 炼 | 狱 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
煉獄
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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煉 | 獄 |
れん Jinmeiyō |
ごく Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
煉 (ren, “to refine”) + 獄 (goku, “prison”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (theology) purgatory
- 2003, Enrico Maxwell- page 76 in Chapter 42 ("Aubird Force") of Hellsing volume 6
- まるで煉獄。
- Maru de rengoku.
- Just like purgatory.
- まるで煉獄。
- 2003, Enrico Maxwell- page 76 in Chapter 42 ("Aubird Force") of Hellsing volume 6
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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煉 | 獄 |
Noun edit
煉獄 • (yeonok or McCune-Reischauer: yŏnok or Yale: yēn.ok) (hangeul 연옥)
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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煉 | 獄 |
Noun edit
煉獄
- chữ Hán form of luyện ngục (“purgatory”).