Japanese symbol for “pandemonium”
阿鼻叫喚
あびきょうかん
Romaji: abikyoukan
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
In Japanese, pandemonium is 阿鼻叫喚, read あびきょうかん (abikyoukan).
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Meanings
- n agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pandemonium”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伏魔殿 | ふくまでん fukumaden | abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium |
| 喧々囂々 | けんけんごうごう kenkengougou | wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices |
| 大混乱 | だいこんらん daikonran | chaos; turmoil; pandemonium |
| 大騒動 | おおそうどう oosoudou | great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阿弥陀 | あみだ amida | Amitabha (Buddha); Amida |
| 阿呆 | あほ aho | fool; idiot; simpleton |
| 阿波 | あわ awa | Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture) |
| 阿修羅 | あしゅら ashura | Asura; demigod; anti-god |
| 阿吽 | あうん aun | Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma |
| 鼻水 | はなみず hanamizu | nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot |
| 鼻血 | はなぢ hanaji | nosebleed |
| 鼻先 | はなさき hanasaki | tip of nose |
| 叫ぶ | さけぶ sakebu | to shout; to cry (out); to scream |
| 召喚 | しょうかん shoukan | summons; subpoena; citation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pandemonium”.
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