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

Proper noun

紅蓮地獄 (hiragana ぐれんじごく, rōmaji Guren Jigoku, historical hiragana ぐれんぢごく)

  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 (ぐ)蓮 (れん)地獄 (じごく) (Dai-guren Jigoku)

See also

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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