蠅地獄

Japanese
Kanji in this term
蠅 地 獄
はえ
Hyōgaiji		 じ
Grade: 2		 ごく
Grade: S
kun’yomi on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 蠅 (hae, “fly”) +‎ 地獄 (jigoku, “hell”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) はえじ​ごく [hàéjíꜜgòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠e̞ʑiɡo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

蠅(はえ)地(じ)獄(ごく) • (haejigoku) ←はへぢごく (fafedigoku)?

  1. Synonym of 蠅取草 (haetorigusa, haetorisō, “Venus flytrap”)

Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ハエジゴク.

See also

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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