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下関

下関

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しも
Grade: 1
せき > ぜき
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Proper noun

下関 (hiragana しものせき, romaji Shimonoseki)

  1. a place name, such as Shimonoseki City in Yamaguchi Prefecture
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

Proper noun

下関 (hiragana しもぜき, romaji Shimozeki)

  1. a place name