Underworld - Meifu

Japanese: 冥府 - めいふ
Underworld - Meifu
〘 noun 〙 The world after death. The underworld. Especially hell. The office of Yama (Enma) . Myofu. ※Shobogenzo (1231-53) Gyoji "Komo ni Fukusenko Meifu ichi " ※Half the Life of a Concubine (1904)〈Fukuda Eiko〉 5 "Finally, he became a person in the underworld (Meifu) " 〔Unkei Shichiken〕

Myo- fumyau... [underworld]

〘Noun〙 (also "myoubu") the afterlife. The underworld. Meifu. ※Maeda Hongegakushu (late Muromachi period) "Meifu Myaufu"

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙 死後の世界。冥土。特に、地獄。閻魔(えんま)の庁。みょうふ。※正法眼蔵（1231‐53）行持「薦二福先公冥府一」※妾の半生涯（1904）〈福田英子〉五「遂に冥府(メイフ)の人となりけるなり」 〔雲笈七籤〕

みょう‐ふ ミャウ‥【冥府】

〘名〙 (「みょうぶ」とも) あの世。冥土。めいふ。※前田本下学集（室町末）「冥府 ミャウふ」

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