葦原の中つ国

Japanese

Kanji in this term
葦	原	中	国
あし Jinmeiyō	はら Grade: 2	なか Grade: 1	くに Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
葦原の中つ國 (kyūjitai) 葦原中国

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [a̠ɕiha̠ɾa̠ no̞ na̠ka̠t͡sɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝɲ̟i]

Noun

葦(あし)原(はら)の中(なか)つ国(くに) • (ashihara no nakatsukuni)

(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)
Synonym: 中つ国 (nakatsukuni)

Coordinate terms

高天(たかまの)原(はら) (takama no hara)
黄泉(よみ) (yomi)

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