Where does “黄泉路” come from?
黄泉路 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 黄泉, from Middle Chinese 黃泉.
黄泉路 (Japanese): the road to the land of the dead; by extension,...
Definitions
- the road to the land of the dead; by extension,...
Ancestry of “黄泉路”, step by step
黄泉路 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 黄泉
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 黄泉 | the land of the dead; the afterworld, underworld;... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 黃泉 | — |
via Japanese 路
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 路 | attaches to place names, indicating a road to... |