"冥土" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

Forms: 冥土 [canonical] (ruby: (めい), ()), meido [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|めいど}} 冥(めい)土(ど) • (meido)
  1. (Buddhism) Hades; underworld; the world of the dead Categories (topical): Buddhism, Death Synonyms: 冥界 (meikai) (ruby: 冥界(めいかい)), 冥府 (meifu) (ruby: (めい), ()), あの世 (anoyo) (ruby: ()), 黄泉 (yomi) (ruby: 黄泉(よみ)), 冥途 Related terms: 冥土の土産: something that one wants to see (meido no miyage), do before one dies, a final wish

Alternative forms

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