根ねの国くに

noun

underworld; land of the dead

Archaic term from Japanese mythology, referring to the realm of the dead or the underworld, often associated with the god Susanoo. Not used in modern everyday language.

• 古こ事じ記きには、根ねの国くには黄泉よみの国くにと同どう一いつ視しされることがある。

  In the Kojiki, the land of the dead is sometimes identified with the underworld.