蠅地獄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蠅 地 獄
はえ
Hyōgaiji		 じ
Grade: 2		 ごく
Grade: S
yutōyomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

蠅地獄 (hiragana はえじごく, katakana ハエジゴク, rōmaji haejigoku, historical hiragana はへぢごく, historical katakana ハヘヂゴク)

  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, 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. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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