冥くらき途みちMeanings1noununderworld; realm of the dead; HadesArchaic literary term for the land of the dead; used in classical or poetic contexts. Modern Japanese normally uses 冥界 (めいかい) or 黄泉 (よみ).古ふるい和わ歌かに「冥くらき途みち」という言こと葉ばが見みられる。The word 冥き途 appears in old waka poetry.