い
生
　
き
じ
地
ごく
獄

noun

  1. hell on earth, living hell.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
い
生
　
き
じ
地
ごく
獄
 生き地獄 いきじごく
いき
生
じ
地
ごく
獄
 生地獄 いきじごく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)
ground, earth
チ　ジ　どま (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
to be (classical)
ヤ　なり　エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ　メ　やぶにらみ
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
prison, jail
ゴク (Late Jr. High, N1)
the snarling of dogs
ゲン　ゴン　ギン
dog, dog radical (no. 94)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
dog
いぬ　ケン (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)