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    3. 地獄に仏

    地獄に仏

    地じ獄ごくに​仏ほとけ

    manna from heaven

    NTExpressionsReligion & PhilosophyEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab27 strokes

    じごくにほとけ

    Expressions

    1.
    manna from heaven, an oasis in the desert, godsend, good fortune when one needed it most, meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need, (meeting) Buddha in hell
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    Characters that make up this word

    地
    ground・earth
    Kanji
    獄
    prison・jail
    Kanji
    仏
    ほとけ…(2)
    Buddha・the dead・France
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
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