黃泉
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See also: 黄泉
Chinese[edit]
yellow | fountain; spring | ||
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trad. (黃泉) | 黃 | 泉 | |
simp. (黄泉) | 黄 | 泉 | |
Literally: “yellow spring”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
黃泉
- underground spring
- (figuratively) underworld; the land of the dead
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Sino-Xenic (黃泉):
- → Japanese: 黄泉 (kōsen)
- → Korean: 황천(黃泉) (hwangcheon)
- → Vietnamese: hoàng tuyền (黃泉)
Others:
- → Vietnamese: suối vàng (calque)
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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黃 | 泉 |
こう Jinmeiyō |
せん Grade: 6 |
kan’on |
Kanji in this term | |
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黃 | 泉 |
よみ | |
Jinmeiyō | Grade: 6 |
jukujikun |
Noun[edit]
黃泉 • (kōsen) ←くわうせん (kwausen)?
(alternative reading hiragana よみ, rōmaji yomi)
- Kyūjitai form of 黄泉 (kōsen, yomi): the land of the dead, afterworld, underworld
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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黃 | 泉 |
Noun[edit]
黃泉 • (hwangcheon) (hangeul 황천)
- Hanja form? of 황천 (“underworld”).
Old Japanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Japonic *yəməy.
The kanji spelling is an orthographic borrowing from Middle Chinese 黃泉 (MC hwang dzjwen, literally “yellow springs”), incorporating the underworld from Chinese mythology.
Noun[edit]
黃泉 (*yo2mi2) (kana よみ)
- (Shinto mythology) the land of the dead, afterworld, underworld
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Japanese: 黄泉 (yomi)
Vietnamese[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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黃 | 泉 |
Noun[edit]
黃泉
- chữ Hán form of hoàng tuyền (“underworld”).
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