English–Japanese
“hell” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajijigoku
Example
この暑さは地獄です。ko no atsu sa wa ji goku de su
This heat is hell.
How to say “hell” in Japanese
“Hell” in Japanese is 地獄 (jigoku).
It presents suffering as a place of punishment, so it can name both a religious afterlife and an extremely painful situation.
Example sentences with 地獄
長時間の残業で、彼は地獄を見ました。chō ji kan no zan gyō de kare wa ji goku o mi ma shi ta
He went through hell because of the long hours of overtime.
Tips for using 地獄
- Japanese uses 地獄 (jigoku) in vivid compounds such as 地獄の忙しさ (jigoku no isogashisa), which describes an unbearably busy period.