Bad place - Action

Japanese: 悪所 - アクショ
Bad place - Action
1. A steep place such as a mountain path or a slope. A difficult place.
2. In the Edo period, this term referred to red-light districts and theater towns.
3. The place where living beings go after death as punishment for the evil deeds they have done in this life.
"Depending on the will of the Lord, everyone will go to a good place or be born in a bad place." (Kari, Takesai, Vol. 1)
[Synonyms] Difficult place, difficult spot, critical spot

Source: About Shogakukan Digital Daijisen Information | Legend

Japanese:
山道・坂道などの険しい所。難所。
江戸時代、遊里と芝居町をさしていった語。悪所場。
生あるものが現世の悪業のむくいによって死後行くところ。
「皆々御心の向けやうによりて、善所へも行き、―へも生まるるなり」〈仮・竹斎・上〉
[類語]難所・悪場・切所

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