逢坂の関

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
あ(う) > お(う)
Jinmeiyō
さか
Grade: 3
せき
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
逢坂の關 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology

逢坂 (Ōsaka) refers to 逢坂山 (Ōsaka-yama, mountain bordering Otsu and Kyoto).

Proper noun

(おう)(さか)(せき) (Ōsaka-no-sekiあふさかのせき (Afusaka-no-seki)?

  1. (historical) a mountain checkpoint west of Kyoto, bordering the ancient provinces of Yamashiro and Omi
    • c. 951953, Gosen Wakashū (book 15, poem 1089)
      これやこの()くも(かへ)るも(わか)れつつ()るも()らぬも(あふ)(さか)(せき)
      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).