蠅地獄

Japanese

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

Etymology

Compound of 蠅 (hae, “fly”) +‎ 地獄 (jigoku, “hell”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) はえじごく [hàéjíꜜgòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠e̞ʑiɡo̞kɯ̟]

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 (haejigoku).

See also

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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