path to the underworld; road to Hades
Poetic term for the road leading to the land of the dead (黄泉). Used in classical literature and poetry.
There is a poem that sings of a traveler following the road to the underworld.
Poetic term for the underworld itself, often used as a synonym for 黄泉 (よみ).
See also: 黄泉 (よみ)
He set out on a journey from which he could not return from the underworld.
Standard kanji spelling for the poetic term meaning the road to the underworld.
Alternate spelling; can also be read よみ (the underworld itself) or こうせん (a spring in the underworld).
Compound of 黄泉 (yomi, 'underworld') and 路 (chi/ji, 'road'). The reading よみじ is a rendaku form of よみち.