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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 逢 | 坂 | 関 |
| あ(う) > お(う) Jinmeiyō |
さか Grade: 3 |
せき Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 逢坂の關 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
逢坂 (Ōsaka) refers to 逢坂山 (Ōsaka-yama), a mountain bordering Otsu and Kyoto.
Proper noun
逢坂の関 • (Ōsaka-no-seki) ←あふさかのせき (Afusaka-no-seki)?
- (historical) a mountain checkpoint west of Kyoto, bordering the ancient provinces of Yamashiro and Omi
- c. 951–953, Gosen Wakashū (book 15, poem 1089)
- これやこの行くも帰るも別れつつ知るも知らぬも逢坂の関
- kore ya kono yuku mo kaeru mo wakaretsutsu shiru mo shiranu mo Ōsaka-no-seki
- This and here, whether they leave or return as they separate, knowing or not the hill of meeting (i.e. the Barrier of Ausaka).
- これやこの行くも帰るも別れつつ知るも知らぬも逢坂の関
- c. 951–953, Gosen Wakashū (book 15, poem 1089)