Onmyodo

See also: onmyōdō and Onmyōdō

English

Alternative forms

• Onmyōdō

Etymology

Japanese 陰陽道 (Onmyōdō おんみょうどう), from Middle Chinese 陰陽 (ʔim-yang "yin-yang") + 道 (dáu "Way").

Proper noun

Onmyodo

1. A traditional Japanese esoteric cosmology, a mixture of natural science and occultism, formerly under the control of the imperial government.