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'''Yomotsu Hirasaka''' 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.
'''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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==Nomenclature==
==Nomenclature==
The kanji for Yomi is borrowed from Chinese and literally means "yellow spring" and originally referred to underground springs, later applied to the underworld. The spoken word ''Yomi'' is unrelated to its written kanji.
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").

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
Japanese 黄泉 Yomi Yomi

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