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冥界 (めいかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

冥めい界かい

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Meanings

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noun

hades; realm of the dead; underworld

Refers to the mythological world where spirits of the dead reside, often used in religious, literary, or fantasy contexts.

ギリシャ神しん話わでは、冥めい界かいはハデスが支し配はいしている。
In Greek mythology, Hades rules the underworld.
彼かれは臨りん死し体たい験けんで冥めい界かいを見みた

Kanji

冥dark
界world, boundary

Similar words

黄泉よみ
黄泉 is the native Japanese term for the land of the dead, often used in Shinto or ancient contexts, while 冥界 is a Sino-Japanese word with a more general or literary feel.
地じ獄ごく
地獄 specifically refers to a hellish realm of punishment in Buddhist or Christian contexts, whereas 冥界 is a broader term for the underworld without necessarily implying suffering.

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 冥 (dark, underworld) and 界 (world, realm). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with the concept of a dark afterlife realm.

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He said he saw the realm of the dead during his near-death experience.