地狱

• ピンイン: dì yù
• 漢字の分解: 地 = 土 + 也 (earth); 狱 = 犭+ 言 + 犭 (prison, confined by beasts)

意味

地獄（地狱）

In Buddhist and folk religious traditions, 地狱 refers to the realm of suffering where souls are punished for their sins. Figuratively used to describe unbearable conditions — e.g., 人间地狱 (hell on earth). Common in literature, moral discourse, and hyperbolic speech.

例文

1. 佛教典籍中对地狱的描述极为详尽，旨在警示世人弃恶从善。
2. 战争将这座城市变成了人间地狱，无数平民流离失所。
3. 高强度的连续夜班让她感叹，这份工作简直是地狱般的煎熬。

使い方ガイド

場面: religion, literature, figurative speech

トーン: serious

正しい言い方

• 在传统道德教化中，地狱的概念被用来劝导人们行善积德，避免作恶。(In traditional moral education, the concept of hell was used to encourage people to do good deeds and avoid wrongdoing.)
• 极端恶劣的劳动条件使工人们将那个工厂称为地狱，并最终引发了大规模罢工。(The extremely harsh working conditions led workers to call that factory a hell, ultimately triggering a large-scale strike.)

避ける言い方

• 去地狱吧 directed at a real person — this is a severe insult; use carefully only in literary or hyperbolic contexts

起源と歴史

地 (earth/underground) + 狱 (prison/place of punishment)

文化的背景

時代: Ancient to present

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal