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Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) きヶはら [sèkígáꜜhàrà] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [se̞kʲiɡa̠ha̠ɾa̠]

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
せき
Grade: 4
はら
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
關ヶ原 (kyūjitai)
関ケ原
 
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Literally “Meadow of the Barrier”.

Proper noun edit

(せき)(はら) or (せき)(はら) (Sekigahara

  1. A town in Gifu Prefecture.
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Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
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 edit

(せき)(はら) or (せき)(はら) (sekigahara

  1. (figuratively) A decisive, critical battle.
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