Chinese

Noun

聖火

1. holy fire
2. Short for 奧運聖火／奥运圣火 (àoyùn shènghuǒ).

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 聖火 ‎(syengH xwaX, literally “holy or sacred fire”). Compare modern Mandarin traditional 聖火 and simplified 圣火 ‎(shènghuǒ, “sacred fire; Olympic flame”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• せ​いか (Atamadaka)^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːka̠]

Noun

聖火 ‎(hiragana せいか, romaji seika, historical hiragana せいくわ)

1. a sacred fire or flame
2. the Olympic torch

Derived terms

• 聖火リレー (せいかりれー, ​seika rirē): Olympic torch relay

Coordinate terms

• 聖水 (せいすい, ​seisui): holy water
• 聖酒 (せいしゅ, ​seishu): sacramental wine
• 聖香 (きよか, ​kiyoka): sacramental incense
• 聖地 (せいち, ​seichi): hallowed ground, holy place; the Holy Land
• 聖地面 (せいちめん, ​seichimen): hallowed ground

Antonyms

• 業火 (ごうか, ​gōka): hellfire

External links

• 聖火 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Sacred fire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Eternal flame on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0
3. ↑ 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