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Where does “地獄” come from?

地獄 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 地獄.

地獄 (Japanese): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “地獄”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese地獄—

Words derived from “地獄”

  • 蟻地獄
Every word from Middle Chinese 地獄 →