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Where does “黄泉” come from?

黄泉 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 黃泉.

黄泉 (Japanese): the land of the dead; the afterworld, underworld;...

Definitions

  1. the land of the dead; the afterworld, underworld;...

Ancestry of “黄泉”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese黃泉—

Words derived from “黄泉”

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