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こうせん 黄泉
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Noun
1. Hades; hell; underworld​
Noun
2. underground spring​Obsolete term, Only applies to こうせん, orig. meaning
Wikipedia definition
3. Yomi​, the Japanese word for the land of the dead (World of Darkness). According to Shinto mythology as related in Kojiki, this is where the dead go to dwell and apparently rot indefinitely. Once one has eaten at the hearth of Yomi it is impossible to return to the land of the living. Yomi is comparable to Hades or hell and is most commonly known for Izanami's retreat to that place after her death.
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黄泉 【よみ】
Notes
よみ: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading).

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