獄
ゴク
prison; jail
Words
堕獄
だごく
- going to hell; falling into hell n
断獄
だんごく
- trying of a crime; conviction n vs obsc
- condemnation to death by beheading n vs
聞いて極楽見て地獄
きいてごくらくみてじごく
- don't believe everything you hear; what is a paradise on hearsay may be a hell at sight exp proverb
板子一枚下は地獄
いたごいちまいしたはじごく
- there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave exp proverb
地獄の沙汰も金次第
じごくのさたもかねしだい
- money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; even the verdict of hell is determined by money exp proverb