冥土
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Meanings
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underworld; realm of the dead; Hades
Buddhist term for the world of the dead, often used in the context of the afterlife or the journey after death. Not a common everyday word; mostly appears in religious or literary contexts.
To depart on the journey to the underworld (i.e., to die).
Tell me that story as a souvenir for the next world (before I die).
Expressions
- 冥土の土産a memory to take to the afterlife; something that makes one feel they can die in peace