下関

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
下	関
しも(の) Grade: 1	せき Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
下關 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

下関(しものせき) • (Shimonoseki) 

1. Shimonoseki (a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan)

Synonyms

• (prior to 1902) 馬關(ばかん) (Bakan)

Derived terms

• 下関条約(しものせきじょうやく) (Shimonoseki jōyaku)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
下	関
しも Grade: 1	せき > ぜき Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
下關 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

下(しも)関(ぜき) • (Shimozeki) 

1. a place name