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  2. Yomi - Wikipedia

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    Yomi or Yomi-no-kuni (黄泉, 黄泉の国, or 黄泉ノ国) is the Japanese word for the land of the dead (World of Darkness). [1] According to Shinto mythology as related in Kojiki, this is where the dead go in the afterlife. Once one has eaten at the hearth of Yomi it is (mostly) impossible to return to the land of the living. [2]

  3. Tao people - Wikipedia

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    The word Tao simply means "person"/"human" in the language of the Tao people. [8] The word Yami (meaning "north") originated from Japanese ethnologist Torii Ryūzō. He used the term to refer to the culture and language of the Tao people. [9] In recent years, some Tao people have rejected the name, but opinion remains divided. [10]

  4. Yumi (name) - Wikipedia

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    Yumi can be written using different kanji characters and as a given name can mean: . 由美, "origin/history, beauty" 裕美, "abundance, beauty" 夕実, "evening, fruition" ...

  5. Yumi - Wikipedia

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    Japanese bows, arrows, and arrow-stand Yumi bow names Yumi ( 弓 ) is the Japanese term for a bow . As used in English , yumi refers more specifically to traditional Japanese asymmetrical bows, and includes the longer daikyū ( 大弓 ) and the shorter hankyū ( 半弓 ) used in the practice of kyūdō and kyūjutsu , or Japanese archery .

  6. Yomi (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Koyomi Mizuhara, a fictional character in the anime and manga series Azumanga Daioh nicknamed "Yomi"; Yomi (YuYu Hakusho) (黄泉), a fictional character in the anime and manga series YuYu Hakusho.

  7. Yami language - Wikipedia

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    The Yami language (Chinese: 雅美語), also known as Tao (Chinese: 達悟語), is a Malayo-Polynesian and Philippine language spoken by the Tao people of Orchid Island, 46 kilometers southeast of Taiwan. It is a member of the Ivatan dialect continuum. Yami is known as ciriciring no Tao 'human speech' by its native speakers. Native speakers ...

  8. Yami (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Yami is a Hindu mother goddess or Tibetan death goddess Yami may also refer to: Yami people, also known as the Tao, in Taiwan Yami language, their Austronesian language; Yami Gautam (born 1988), Indian actress; Y'ami Island, another name for Mavudis, an island in Batanes, Philippines; Yami Sukehiro, a character from Black Clover

  9. List of English words of Japanese origin - Wikipedia

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    In Japanese, the word commonly refers to alcoholic drinks in general sashimi 刺身, a Japanese delicacy primarily consisting of the freshest raw seafoods thinly sliced and served with only a dipping sauce and wasabi. satsuma (from 薩摩 Satsuma, an ancient province of Japan), a type of mandarin orange (mikan) native to Japan shabu shabu