三途の川

三途の河

Reading

Kana: さんずのかわ

Romaji: sanzunokawa

Definition

noun

1

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.