聖地

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See also: 圣地

Chinese

holy; sacred; saint
holy; sacred; saint; sage
 
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
trad. (聖地) 聖 地
simp. (圣地) 圣 地

Pronunciation

Noun

聖地

  1. sacred place; Holy Land; holy city; mecca
  2. shrine
  3. (fandom slang) real-life location that served as the model of a fictional location

Japanese

FWOTD – 19 October 2016
Kanji in this term
聖 地
せい
Grade: 6 		ち
Grade: 2
kan'on
聖地へようこそ (seichi e yōkoso, “Welcome to the Holy Land”) on a banner at Toyosato Station, near the school that served as a model for the school in the anime K-ON!

Pronunciation

Noun

聖(せい)地(ち) • (seichi) 

  1. hallowed ground, holy place; the Holy Land
  2. (fandom slang) real-life location that served as the model of a fictional location
    聖地(せいち)巡礼(じゅんれい)
    seichi junrei
    "pilgrimage to a holy site"
    • 2010, 関根久夫, 埼玉の日本一風土記, 幹書房, page 254:
      アニメ「らき☆すた」の聖地(せいち)になった鷲宮神社(わしのみやじんじゃ)
      Anime “Raki☆Suta” no seichi ni natta Washinomiya Jinja
      Washinomiya Shrine of Lucky Star fame
    • 2016, Web Designing [Web Designing], number 179, page 96:
      実(じつ)は、興味(きょうみ)が「アニメの聖地(せいち)めぐり」でして、聖地(せいち)を回(まわ)った時(とき)の動画(どうが)をまとめてInstagramにアップしていこうかな、なんて思(おも)っております。先週末(せんしゅうまつ)は、「トトロの森(もり)」のある、埼玉県(さいたまけん)の狭山丘陵(さやまきゅうりょう)まで行(い)って動画(どうが)を撮影(さつえい)。
      Jitsu wa, kyōmi ga “anime no seichi meguri” deshite, seichi o mawatta toki no dōga o matomete Instagram ni appu shiteikō ka na, nante omotteorimasu. Senshūmatsu wa, “Totoro no Mori” no aru, Saitama-ken no Sayama Kyūryō made itte dōga o satsuei.
      Actually, my interest is "visiting anime holy sites", and I'm wondering if I should collect together and upload to Instagram the videos I took when I went. Last weekend, I went to Sayama Hills, Saitama, which has "Totoro Forest," and took videos.
  3. (slang) mecca (very important place to visit by people with a particular interest)
    秋(あき)葉原(はばら)はオタクの聖(せい)地(ち)。
    Akihabara wa otaku no seichi.
    Akihabara is a mecca for the otaku.

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References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
聖地

Noun

聖地 • (seongji) (hangeul 성지)

  1. hanja form? of 성지 (“hallowed ground; holy land”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
聖地

Noun

聖地

  1. chữ Hán form of thánh địa (“holy land; sanctuary”).
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