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Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 黄泉路 – see 黃泉路 (“road to the Underworld”).
(This term is the simplified form of 黃泉路). |
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Japanese
Etymology
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黃泉路 (kyūjitai)
黄泉
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Compound of 黄泉 (yomi, “land of the dead, underworld”) + 路 (chi, “road”).[1] The chi changes to ji as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
The kanji spelling 黄泉 reflects the extension of the sense from "the road to the underworld" to '"the underworld" itself.
Pronunciation
Noun
黄泉路 • (yomiji) ←よみぢ (yomidi)?
- the road to the land of the dead; by extension, the underworld itself
Usage notes
The 黄泉 spelling may be more common in certain contexts.
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