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Where does “煉獄” come from?

煉獄 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 獄, from Middle Chinese 獄.

煉獄 (Japanese): purgatory

Definitions

  1. purgatory

Ancestry of “煉獄”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese獄prison
2Middle Chinese獄—
Every word from Middle Chinese 獄 →