陰陽

いんよう cosmic dual forces; yin and yang

Why it means this

陰 (yin — dark, passive) + 陽 (yang — light, active) — the two complementary cosmic forces of Chinese philosophy (陰陽師, a diviner of the Onmyōdō tradition). Read いんよう or おんみょう.

Breakdown

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