結界

      Japanese

      Kanji in this term
      結 界

      Noun

      結界 (hiragana けっかい, romaji kekkai)

      1. (Buddhism) restricted access:
        1. restricted access to a specific area for purposes of Buddhist training
        2. in esoteric Buddhism, restricted access to a specific area of a dōjō for purposes of purification
        3. a wooden fence or partition separating the inner and outer sanctuaries of a temple, or separating monastic and public seating in the outer sanctuary
        4. an area into which anything potentially disruptive to Buddhist training is restricted from entering, such as a 女人結界 (nyonin kekkai, “no-women zone”)
      2. a lattice or screen demarcating a merchant's or shopkeeper's register and bookkeeping area
      3. (tea) an item used in sadō (茶道, "tea ceremony") to visually separate the guest tatami area from the ceremony tatami area
      4. (manga, anime) on a small scale, meaning a projected energy barrier, force field, or shield; and on a larger scale, meaning a pocket universe, spiritual or otherwise

      Derived terms

      • 女人結界 (にょにんけっかい, nyonin kekkai): no-women zone
      • 結界石 (けっかいせき, kekkaiseki): temple border stone
      • 結界地 (けっかいち, kekkaichi): restricted access area
      • 結界術 (けっかいじゅつ, kekkai jutsu): force field or barrier technique
      • 結界限界 (けっかいげんかい, kekkai genkai): force field limit
      • 結界忍術 (けっかいにんじゅつ, kekkai ninjutsu): ninja barrier technique
      • 結界師 (けっかいし, kekkaishi): barrier master or specialist

      Synonyms

      Verb

      結界 + する (irregular conjugation, hiragana けっかいする, romaji kekkai suru)結界する 結界 suru

      1. (Buddhism) to restrict access:
        1. to restrict access to a specific area for purposes of Buddhist training
        2. in esoteric Buddhism, to restrict access to a specific area of a dōjō for purposes of purification
        3. to restrict anything potentially disruptive to Buddhist training from entering into an area

      Conjugation

      Conjugation of "結界する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
      Stem forms Imperfective (未然形) 結界し けっかいし kekkai shi
      Continuative (連用形) 結界し けっかいし kekkai shi
      Terminal (終止形) 結界する けっかいする kekkai suru
      Attributive (連体形) 結界する けっかいする kekkai suru
      Hypothetical (仮定形) 結界すれ けっかいすれ kekkai sure
      Imperative (命令形) 結界せよ¹
      結界しろ²      		 けっかいせよ¹
      けっかいしろ²      		 kekkai seyo¹
      kekkai shiro²
      Key constructions Passive 結界される けっかいされる kekkai sareru
      Causative 結界させる
      結界さす      		 けっかいさせる
      けっかいさす      		 kekkai saseru
      kekkai sasu
      Potential 結界できる けっかいできる kekkai dekiru
      Volitional 結界しよう けっかいしよう kekkai shiyō
      Negative 結界しない けっかいしない kekkai shinai
      Negative continuative 結界せず けっかいせず kekkai sezu
      Formal 結界します けっかいします kekkai shimasu
      Perfective 結界した けっかいした kekkai shita
      Conjunctive 結界して けっかいして kekkai shite
      Hypothetical conditional 結界すれば けっかいすれば kekkai sureba
      ¹ Written imperative

      ² Spoken imperative

      See also

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