Word Meaning 地獄は壁一重

じごくはかべひとえ jigoku ha kabehitoe

地獄は壁一重 is read as じごくはかべひとえ (jigoku ha kabehitoe) and means the line between good and evil is no wider than a razor's edge.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

じごくはかべひとえ

Romaji

jigoku ha kabehitoe

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 49 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb ✓ Rank 69670 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

壁一重

かべひとえ

single wall

板子一枚下は地獄

いたごいちまいしたはじごく

there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition

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

地獄道

じごくどう

naraka (hell) realm

地獄変

じごくへん

picture of Hell

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

地獄の沙汰も金次第

じごくのさたもかねしだい

money talks

地獄に落ちる

じごくにおちる

to go to hell