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三途の川 (sanzunokawa) Japanese meaning: Sanzu River | Kotomora
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ど
家か
族ぞく
に
会あ
い
たい
。
I want to see my family one more time before crossing the Sanzu River.
It is believed that the Sanzu River flows between this world and the next.
Kanji 川 stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47) Related words 冥めい 土ど 冥土 is the Buddhist underworld or realm of the dead, while 三途の川 is specifically the river that leads to it.
賽さい の 河原かわら 賽の河原 is the children's limbo in Japanese Buddhist folklore, often located by the Sanzu River, where children pile stones.
Etymology From Buddhist cosmology; 三途 (さんず) refers to the three crossings or fords, and 川 (かわ) means river. The concept originates from Chinese Buddhist texts and was adopted into Japanese folk belief.
