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    3. 地獄の釜の蓋も開く

    地獄の釜の蓋も開く

    地じ獄ごくの​釜かまの​蓋ふたも​開あく​

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

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    地獄の釜の蓋もあく

    じごくのかまのふたもあく

    Verb

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    even the demons of hell rest during Obon and the New Year
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    地
    ground・earth
    Kanji
    獄
    prison・jail
    Kanji
    釜
    かま…(1)
    kettle・cauldron・iron pot
    Kanji
    蓋
    ふた・けだ.し・おお.う・かさ・かこう…(3)
    cover・lid・flap
    Kanji
    開
    ひら.く・ひら.き・-びら.き・ひら.ける・あ.く・あ.ける…(4)
    open・unfold・unseal
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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