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三途の川

三途の河

Reading

Kana: さんずのかわ
Romaji: sanzunokawa
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
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Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)

(Buddhist term)

Kanji

三
Readings: サン、 ゾウ、 み、 み.つ、 みっ.つ
Meaning: three
途
Readings: ト、 みち
Meanings: route, way, road
川
Readings: セン、 かわ
Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
河
Readings: カ、 かわ
Meaning: river

Example Sentence

僕(ぼく)はまだ三途(さんず)の川(かわ)を見(み)たくはない。
➥I still don't wish to see the Styx.
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