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煉獄

煉獄

See also: 炼狱

Chinese

refine; smelt prison
trad. (煉獄) 煉 獄
simp. (炼狱) 炼 狱

Noun

煉獄

  1. (theology) purgatory

Japanese

Kanji in this term
煉 獄
れん
Jinmeiyō 		ごく
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

煉 ‎(ren, “to refine”) +‎ 獄 ‎(goku, “prison”)

Pronunciation

Noun

煉獄 ‎(hiragana れんごく, romaji rengoku)

  1. (theology) purgatory
    • 2003, Enrico Maxwell- page 76 in Chapter 42 ("Aubird Force") of Hellsing volume 6
      まるで煉獄。
      まるでれんごく。
      Marude rengoku.
      Just like purgatory.

Korean

Hanja in this term
煉 獄

Noun

煉獄 • ‎(yeonok, McCune-Reischauer: yŏnok, Yale: yēn.ok) ‎(hangeul 연옥)

  1. Hanja form? of 연옥, “purgatory”.

Pronunciation

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