いきじごく

Japanese

Alternative spellings
生き地獄 生地獄

Etymology

From 生(い)き (iki, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 生(い)きる (ikiru).”) + 地獄(じごく) (jigoku).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いきじ​ごく [ìkíjíꜜgòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ikʲiʑiɡo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

いきじごく • (ikijigoku) ^{←いきぢごく (ikidigoku)?}

1. living hell; hell on earth