# 冥 — Underworld

Frequency rank 2310 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 醤 (Any jam-like or paste-like food), less common than 杜 (Woods).

- On’yomi: めい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 冖 Cloth Cover (Kangxi 14)
- Frequency path: Level XVIII of XX

A lid on top, the sun in the middle, and a tree below — a lid covers the sun above the tree, plunging everything into the darkness of the underworld.

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