Ōmi Province
Historical province in Japan, corresponding to present-day Shiga Prefecture. Used in historical contexts.
Ōmi is the name of an old province located on the shores of Lake Biwa.
Omi beef
Standard kanji spelling for the historical province.
Archaic or literary variant spelling; rarely used in modern contexts.
The name developed from 淡海, an ancient term for Lake Biwa meaning a freshwater “sea.” It was distinguished as 近つ淡海, the “near freshwater sea,” in contrast with 遠つ淡海, Lake Hamana.