noun
hellfire; flames of hell
Refers to the fire that burns in hell, often used in religious or metaphorical contexts to describe intense suffering or punishment.
罪人は業火に焼かれるという。
It is said that sinners are burned in hellfire.
noun
Describes a very large, intense, and destructive fire, often used in news reports or dramatic descriptions.
工場は業火に包まれた。
The factory was engulfed in a raging fire.
noun
fire that consumes an evildoer
Buddhist term for a fire that specifically burns evildoers as karmic retribution.
仏教では、悪行を犯した者は業火に焼かれると説かれる。
In Buddhism, it is taught that those who commit evil deeds are burned by the fire that consumes evildoers.