関ヶ原

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) せきがはら [sèkígáꜜhàrà] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [se̞kʲiɡa̠ha̠ɾa̠]

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
関 原
せき
Grade: 4 		はら
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
關ヶ原 (kyūjitai)
関ケ原

Literally “Meadow of the Barrier”.

Proper noun

関(せき)ヶ原(はら) or 関(せき)ヶ原(はら) • (Sekigahara) 

  1. a town in Gifu Prefecture
Derived terms
  • 関(せき)ヶ原(はら)の戦(たたか)い (Sekigahara no tatakai)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
関 原
せき
Grade: 4 		はら
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
關ヶ原 (kyūjitai)
関ケ原

After the Battle of Sekigahara (1600), which took place in this town.

Noun

関(せき)ヶ原(はら) or 関(せき)ヶ原(はら) • (sekigahara) 

  1. (figuratively) A decisive, critical battle.
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