Word Meaning 地獄の沙汰も金次第

じごくのさたもかねしだい jigoku no sata mo kaneshidai

地獄の沙汰も金次第 is read as じごくのさたもかねしだい (jigoku no sata mo kaneshidai) and means money talks.

Meaning

English

money talks
money is the key that opens all doors
money is the best lawyer in hell
even the verdict of hell is determined by money

Reading

Kana

じごくのさたもかねしだい

Romaji

jigoku no sata mo kaneshidai

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 63 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Proverb ✓ Rank 80866 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

サラ金地獄

さらきんじごく

loan shark hell

借金地獄

しゃっきんじごく

debt trap

地獄

じごく

hell

地獄にも知る人

じごくにもしるひと

you can make friends anywhere

地獄変相

じごくへんそう

picture of Hell

地獄を見る

じごくをみる

to live through hell

地獄は壁一重

じごくはかべひとえ

the line between good and evil is no wider than a razor's edge

地獄道

じごくどう

naraka (hell) realm

地獄変

じごくへん

picture of Hell

地獄も住み処

じごくもすみか

even hell can be home

地獄で仏に会ったよう

じごくでほとけにあったよう

with great relief

地獄に落ちる

じごくにおちる

to go to hell

Example Sentences

地獄の沙汰も金次第。

Money is everything.