Quotes
Japanese meaning of 決まってんだろ 閻魔相手に地獄の国盗りだ
— Makoto Shishio ／ Rurouni Kenshin
Voice sample:
きまってんだろ えんまあいてにじごくのくにとりだ (Kimatten daro. Enma aite ni jigoku no kunitori da.)
English Translation:
Isn't it obvious? I'm going to take over Hell, with King Enma as my opponent.
Work: Rurouni KenshinCharacter: Makoto ShishioEmotion: Cocky & Taunting Resolve & PassionScene: Determination Provocation
Original Scene & Cultural Context
Scene in the Original Work:
In Rurouni Kenshin, after Shishio dies, he walks on in Hell. When Houji asks where he is going, Shishio answers this.
日本語で読む
『るろうに剣心』で、死んだあとの志々雄が地獄を進む。「どこへ行くのですか」と聞く方治に、こう答える。
Cultural Context:
Enma is the king of the underworld who judges the dead in Buddhist belief. 国盗り means seizing a country by force, a word linked to the warlords of the Sengoku period. Houji Sadojima was Shishio's loyal aide.
日本語で読む
閻魔は、仏教で死者を裁く地獄の王。「国盗り」は国を力で奪いとることで、戦国時代の武将を思わせる言葉。佐渡島方治は志々雄の忠実な側近。
Grammar & Learning Points
Grammar Point
•「決まってんだろ」= casual 決まっているだろう, "isn't it obvious?" •「〜相手に」= with ~ as your opponent. •「国盗り」= taking over a country.
日本語で読む
•「決まってんだろ」は「決まっているだろう」のくだけた形。•「〜相手に」は「〜を相手として」。•「国盗り」は国を奪いとること。
Trap for English Speakers
盗る and 取る are both read とる; 盗る means to steal. 国盗り is a set word, so 国取り is also seen.
日本語で読む
「盗る」も「取る」も「とる」と読み、「盗る」はぬすむこと。「国盗り」は「国取り」と書かれることもある。
Example
Example 1Basic Example
お化け屋敷の入り口で「どこ行くの？」と聞かれた兄が、「決まってんだろ 閻魔相手に地獄の国盗りだ」とかっこつけて入っていった。
Asked "Where are you going?" at the entrance to the haunted house, my brother said, "Isn't it obvious? I'm going to take over Hell, with King Enma as my opponent," and walked in looking cool.
Example 2Applied Example
（閉店間際のスーパーへ急ぐ母が）決まってんだろ 店長相手に半額弁当の国盗りだ。
(Mom, hurrying to the supermarket just before closing time) "Isn't it obvious? I'm going to take over the half-price bento, with the store manager as my opponent."
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