Chinese

Noun

聖地

1. sacred place; Holy Land; holy city; mecca
2. shrine
3. (fandom slang) real-life location that served as the model of a fictional location

Japanese

聖地へようこそ ‎(seichi e yōkoso, “Welcome to the Holy Land”) on a banner at Toyosato Station, near the school that served as a model for the school in K-ON!

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːt͡ɕi]

Noun

聖地 ‎(hiragana せいち, romaji seichi)

1. hallowed ground, holy place; the Holy Land
2. (fandom slang) real-life location that served as the model of a fictional location

   聖地巡礼 (せいちじゅんれい)

   seichi junrei

   "pilgrimage to a holy site"

   • 関根久夫, 埼玉の日本一風土記: 埼玉が誇る自然・歴史・文化を訪ねる読み物ガイド

     アニメ「らき☆すた」の聖地 (せいち)になった鷲宮神社 (わしのみやじんじゃ)

     Anime “Raki☆Suta” no seichi ni natta Washinomiya Jinja

     Washinomiya Shrine of Lucky Star fame

   • Web Designing編集部, Web Designing 2016年8月号

     実 (じつ)は、興味 (きょうみ)が「アニメの聖地 (せいち)めぐり」でして、聖地 (せいち)を回 (まわ)った時 (とき)の動画 (どうが)をまとめてInstagramにアップしていこうかな、なんて思 (おも)っております。先週末 (せんしゅうまつ)は、「トトロの森 (もり)」のある、埼玉県 (さいたまけん)の狭山丘陵 (さやまきゅうりょう)まで行 (い)って動画 (どうが)を撮影 (さつえい)。

     Jitsuha, kyōmi ga “anime no seichi meguri” deshite, seichi o mawatta toki no dōga o matomete Instagram ni appu shiteikō ka na, nante omotteorimasu. Senshūmatsu wa, “Totoro no Mori” no aru, Saitama-ken no Sayama Kyūryō made itte dōga o satsuei.

     Actually, my interest is "going around to anime holy sites", and I'm wondering if I should collect and upload to Instagram the videos I took when I went. Last weekend, I went to "Totoro Forest," Sayama Hills, Saitama, and took videos.

Synonyms

• 聖土 (しょうど) ‎(shōdo): hallowed ground
• 聖地面 (せいちめん) ‎(seichimen): hallowed ground
• 浄土 (じょうど) ‎(jōdo): (Buddhism) The Pure Land, Nirvana

Coordinate terms

• 聖水 (せいすい) ‎(seisui): holy water
• 聖酒 (せいしゅ) ‎(seishu): sacramental wine
• 聖火 (せいか) ‎(seika): a sacred fire or flame

Korean

Noun

聖地 • ‎(seongji) ‎(hangeul 성지)

1. Hanja form^? of 성지, “This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.”.