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''' | '''Yomi''' is a recurring location in the [[Megami Tensei (Franchise)|''Megami Tensei'' franchise]]. In [[Wikipedia:Japanese mythology|Japanese sacred tradition]], it is the underworld where the souls of the dead go. | ||
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The kanji for Yomi | The kanji for Yomi are borrowed from Chinese ({{Translit|zh-Hant|黃泉|Huángquán}}) and literally mean "yellow spring". The Chinese term originally referred to underground springs but was later applied to the underworld by extension. The spoken word ''Yomi'' is unrelated to its written kanji and may have originated from the Japanese 山 (''yama'', "mountain") in reference to mountains' use as burial places, or from 闇 (''yami'', "darkness"). | ||
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Not to be confused with Yomotsu Hirasaka.
Yomi is a recurring location in the Megami Tensei franchise. In Japanese sacred tradition, it is the underworld where the souls of the dead go.
Game Appearances
Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation
- Main article: Yomi (Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation)
Novel Appearances
Digital Devil Story 3: Tensei no Shūen
Nomenclature
The kanji for Yomi are borrowed from Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 黃泉, romanized Huángquán) and literally mean "yellow spring". The Chinese term originally referred to underground springs but was later applied to the underworld by extension. The spoken word Yomi is unrelated to its written kanji and may have originated from the Japanese 山 (yama, "mountain") in reference to mountains' use as burial places, or from 闇 (yami, "darkness").
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese
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黄泉 Yomi | Yomi |