Word Meaning 三悪道

さんあくどう sanakudou

三悪道 is read as さんあくどう (sanakudou) and means the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals.

Meaning

English

  1. the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals
  2. three evil worlds hell

Reading

Kana

さんあくどう

Romaji

sanakudou

Writing Variants

  • 三悪道 さんなくどう sannakudou
  • 三悪道 さんまくどう sammakudou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 103353 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

三悪

さんあく

three evils (prostitution, drugs and venereal diseases)

三悪趣

さんあくしゅ

the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals

第三の道

だいさんのみち

Third Way (in politics)

極悪非道

ごくあくひどう

inhuman

悪逆非道

あくぎゃくひどう

heinous

悪虐無道

あくぎゃくぶどう

treacherous

神道十三派

しんとうじゅうさんぱ

the thirteen sects of Sect Shinto (Fuso-kyo, Taisha-kyo, Jikko-kyo, Konko-kyo, Kurozumi-kyo, Misogi-kyo, Ontake-kyo, Shinri-kyo, Shinshu-kyo, Shinto Shusei-ha, Shinto Taikyo, Taisei-kyo, Tenri-kyo)

一都一道二府四十三県

いっといちどうにふよんじゅうさんけん

one metropolis (Tokyo), one "circuit" (Hokkaido), two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 prefectures proper

悪の道へ誘う

あくのみちへいざなう

to lead astray

三方

さんぼう

small offering stand

三者

さんしゃ

three persons

三度

さんど

third (interval)