蠅地獄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蠅	地	獄
はえ Hyōgaiji	じ Grade: 2	ごく Grade: S
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 蠅 (hae, “fly”) +‎ 地獄 (jigoku, “hell”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はえじ​ごく [hàéjíꜜgòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠e̞ʑiɡo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

蠅(はえ)地(じ)獄(ごく) or 蠅地獄(ハエジゴク) • (haejigoku) ^{←はへぢごく (fafedigoku) or ハヘヂゴク (fafedigoku)?}

1. Synonym of 蠅取草 (haetorigusa, haetorisō, “Venus flytrap”)

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ハエジゴク.

See also

• 蟻(あり)地(じ)獄(ごく) (arijigoku, “antlion larva”)