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Kanji for Underworld
The kanji for “underworld” is 冥, read mei and written in 10 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
冥
underworld
The dark realm beyond death, where few dare to walk.
10 strokes On reading メイ、ミョウ (mei, myou) Kun reading くらい (kurai)
Dictionary meanings: dark
Readings used for names on Nazuke: me, mei
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