葦原の中つ国

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)  (kyūjitai 葦原の中つ國)

1. (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)