How to say purgatory in Japanese

れんごくrengoku

noun / ~の noun:

  • purgatory

Example Sentences

結婚kekkon生活seikatsuha夫婦仲fuufunakaga良ければyokereba天国tengokuでありdeari夫婦仲fuufunakaga悪ければwarukerebaこの世のkonoyono地獄jigokuであるdearu
Marriage, in peace, is this world's paradise; in strife, this life's purgatory.
結婚kekkonha睦まじけれmutsumajikereba理想郷risoukyou争いarasoi絶えtaeneba生きiki地獄jigoku
Marriage, in peace, is this world's paradise; in strife, this life's purgatory.

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