Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yomi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: yo-mi
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Japanese underworld, whose exits are guarded by horrible creatures.

Example Sentences

"After Izanagi returns to the earth, he rolls a boulder into the pass, making it impossible for anyone who has gone to Yomi to return. This story can be taken as a myth of the origin of death."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 黄泉 (yomi).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 黄泉

Questions

What does yomi mean?: The Japanese underworld, whose exits are guarded by horrible creatures.
Where does yomi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce yomi

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