奈落

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奈	落
な Grade: S	らく Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From Sanskrit नरक (naraka).[1][2]

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) ならく [nàrákú] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA^(key): [na̠ɾa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

奈落 (hiragana ならく, rōmaji naraku)

(Buddhism) Hell.
Falling into hell.
The absolute bottom, the last straw, the worst that something can become.
(theater) A theater basement, a trap cellar (under the stage).

Synonyms

(hell): 地獄 (じごく) (jigoku), 魔界 (まかい) (makai)
(Hades or the underworld): 地獄 (じごく) (jigoku), 黄 (よ)泉 (み) (yomi)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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