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])
• IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝɾẽ̞ɲ̟ d͡ʑiɡo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

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

• 奈(な)落(らく) (naraku)