also: むげん
ceaselessness; incessancy
Abstract noun referring to an uninterrupted, continuous state; often used in philosophical or literary contexts.
His suffering seemed ceaseless.
In Buddhism, the Avici hell is considered the most painful hell.
five cardinal sins
Avici hell; hell of uninterrupted suffering
Standard kanji form; reading むけん is the most common for this Buddhist term.
Alternate reading; less common and may be considered non-standard for this word.
From Middle Chinese 無間 (mju kɛnH), meaning 'without interval' or 'incessant'. The Buddhist sense is a translation of Sanskrit Avīci, the hell of uninterrupted suffering.