苦く界がい

noun

world of suffering; this world of pain

Buddhist term for the earthly realm, characterized by suffering and delusion. Often used in religious or literary contexts.

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、この世よを苦く界がいと見みなすことがある。

  In Buddhism, this world is sometimes regarded as a world of suffering.

noun

life of prostitution; the demimonde

Historical euphemism for the world of prostitution, especially in the Edo period. Now rare and literary.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの遊ゆう女じょは苦く界がいに身みを沈しずめたと言いわれた。

  It was said that courtesans in the Edo period sank into a life of prostitution.