冥界 — meaning in English
meikai
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English meaning
- Hades proper noun In Greek mythology, the god of the underworld and ruler of the dead.
- netherworld noun The afterlife or underworld, especially imagined as a place of punishment.
- underworld noun The organized criminal side of society, especially those involved in serious or large-scale crime.
Senses
冥界 is used for these senses in English:
- Hades (Greek god) The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
- netherworld The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not.
- underworld (religion, or, mythology) The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.
Hades — full definition
- proper noun In Greek mythology, the god of the underworld and ruler of the dead.
- proper noun The underworld itself, the realm of the dead in Greek mythology; loosely, hell.
netherworld — full definition
- noun The afterlife or underworld, especially imagined as a place of punishment.
- noun A hidden or shadowy underground subculture, such as organized crime.