JMdict: 2418990
地獄の沙汰も金次第 【じごくのさたもかねしだい】
- [exp] money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; even the verdict of hell is determined by money
Kanji in this word:
| Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 地 | Ground, Earth | チ, ジ | 2 | |
| 獄 | Prison, Jail | ゴク | ||
| 沙 | Sand | サ, シャ | すな, よなげる | |
| 汰 | Washing, Sieving, Filtering, Weeding Out, Luxury | タ, タイ | おご.る, にご.る, よな.げる | |
| 金 | Gold | キン, コン, ゴン | かね, かな-, -がね | 1 |
| 次 | Next, Order, Sequence | ジ, シ | つ.ぐ, つぎ | 3 |
| 第 | No., Residence | ダイ, テイ | 3 |