Chinese

Noun

結界

1. (Buddhism) boundary, restricted area
2. (Buddhism) a gloss for the Sanskrit term sīmābandha

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) け​っかい [kéꜜkkàì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ke̞k̚ka̠i]

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 茶道 ‎(sadō, “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

Synonyms

• (shield): 盾 (たて) ‎(tate), 楯 (たて) ‎(tate); 保護物 (ほごぶつ) ‎(hogobutsu)
• (folding screen): 屏風 (びょうふ) ‎(byōfu)
• (barrier): 障壁 (しょうへき) ‎(shōheki)

Verb

結界する ‎(hiragana けっかいする, romaji kekkai 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

See also

• (Buddhist boundary): Bai sema on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (anime, manga): Barrier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (anime, manga): Force field on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3