Yomi

Y4O1M3I1

proper noun

The Japanese underworld, whose exits are guarded by horrible creatures.

OriginJapanese 黄泉 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The Japanese underworld, whose exits are guarded by horrible creatures.

    After Izanagi returns to the earth, he rolls a boulder into the pass, making it impossible for anyone who has gone to Yomi to return. This story can be taken as a myth of the origin of death.

    2017, Helen Hardacre, Shinto: A History, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 51

Origin

  1. Japanese黄泉
  2. EnglishYomi

Borrowed from Japanese 黄泉 (yomi).

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APA

Yomi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yomi

MLA

“Yomi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yomi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yomi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yomi.

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