Word Meaning 地獄の釜の蓋もあく

じごくのかまのふたもあく jigoku no kama no futamoaku

地獄の釜の蓋もあく is read as じごくのかまのふたもあく (jigoku no kama no futamoaku) and means even the demons of hell rest during Obon and the New Year.

Meaning

English

  1. even the demons of hell rest during Obon and the New Year

Reading

Kana

じごくのかまのふたもあく

Romaji

jigoku no kama no futamoaku

Writing Variants

  • 地獄の釜の蓋も開く じごくのかまのふたもあく jigoku no kama no futa mo aku

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 52 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Proverb Rank 164588 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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地獄の釜の蓋

じごくのかまのふた

creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)

地獄の釜

じごくのかま

the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)

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

地獄も住家

じごくもすみか

even hell can be home

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