葦原の中つ國

See also: 葦原の中つ国

Japanese
Kanji in this term
葦 原 中 國
あし
Jinmeiyō		 はら
Grade: 2		 なか
Grade: 1		 くに
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 葦原の中つ國 – see the following entry.
【葦原あしはらの中なかつ国くに】
[noun] (Japanese mythology, Shinto) the realm of mortals, i.e. Japan itself (as opposed to the realm of the gods and the realm of the dead)
Alternative spelling
葦原中国
(This term, 葦原の中つ國, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Old Japanese

Etymology

Literally, “the middle land/country of reed beds”.

Noun

葦原の中つ國 (asipara no2 nakatukuni)

  1. the realm of mortals, i.e. Japan itself (as opposed to the realm of the gods and the realm of the dead)
    • 711–712, Kojiki, upper volume (Izanagi and Izanami):
      「汝如二助吾一、於二葦原中國一所有宇都志伎【此四字以レ音】青人草之落二苦瀨一而患惚時可レ助。」
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Coordinate terms

Descendants
  • Japanese: 葦原の中つ国 (ashihara no nakatsukuni)

See also
  • 中つ國 (naka tu kuni, ancient name for China)
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