関ヶ原

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せきヶ​はら [sèkígáꜜhàrà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [se̞kʲiɡa̠ha̠ɾa̠]

Etymology 1

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

Alternative spellings
關ヶ原 (kyūjitai) 関ケ原

Literally “Meadow of the Barrier”.

Proper noun

関(せき)ヶ原(はら) or 関(せき)ヶ原(はら) • (Sekigahara) 

1. 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

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

Alternative spellings
關ヶ原 (kyūjitai) 関ケ原

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

Noun

関(せき)ヶ原(はら) or 関(せき)ヶ原(はら) • (sekigahara) 

1. (figuratively) A decisive, critical battle.

Synonyms

• 決(けっ)戦(せん) (kessen)

Hypernyms

• 戦(たたか)い (tatakai), 戦(いくさ) (ikusa)