豊葦原中国
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 豊 | 葦 | 原 | 中 | 国 |
| とよ Grade: 5 |
あし Jinmeiyō |
はら Grade: 2 |
なか Grade: 1 |
くに Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | ||||
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 豐葦原中國 (kyūjitai) 豊葦原の中つ国 |
Etymology
Literally, “the land of lush fields of reed within the center”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [to̞jo̞ a̠ɕiha̠ɾa̠ no̞ na̠ka̠t͡sɨ kɯ̟ɲ̟i]
Noun
豊葦原中国 • (toyo ashi hara no naka tsu kuni)
- (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)
- (archaic, poetic) Japan