関ヶ原

Japanese

Kanji in this term
関	原
せき Grade: 4	はら Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

関 (せき)ケ原 (はら) (Sekigahara)

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) せきヶはら [sèkígáꜜhàrà] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA^(key): [se̞kʲiɡa̠ha̠ɾa̠]

Etymology 1

Literally “Meadow of the Barrier”.

Proper noun

関ヶ原 (hiragana and katakana せきヶはら, hiragana せきがはら, rōmaji Sekigahara)

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

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

Noun

関ヶ原 (hiragana and katakana せきヶはら, hiragana せきがはら, rōmaji sekigahara)

(figuratively) A decisive, critical battle.
Synonym: 決 (けっ)戦 (せん) (kessen)

Hypernyms: 戦 (たたか)い (tatakai), 戦 (いくさ) (ikusa)

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