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聖域 (seiiki) Japanese meaning: sacred precincts | Kotomora
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ひと
は
立た
ち
入い
れ
ない
。
Ordinary people are not allowed to enter the sacred precincts of that shrine.
They quietly offered prayers in the sanctuary.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 を 聖せい 域いき とする to treat a place as sacred ground / off-limits
This forest has long been regarded as sacred ground.
聖せい 域いき を 守まも る to protect a no-go area/taboo topic from change
The industry group has protected that system as untouchable.
聖せい 域いき に 足あし を 踏ふ み 入い れる to set foot in sacred precincts
聖せい 域いき なき 〈 事こと 〉 sweeping reform/review with no sacred cows spared
The government announced it would push through fiscal reform with no sacred cows.
〈 事こと 〉 に 聖せい 域いき はない nothing is off-limits when it comes to X
The president said nothing was off-limits in the budget review.
Related words 神域 refers specifically to the sacred precincts of a Shinto deity, while 聖域 is broader and can denote any consecrated ground or, metaphorically, an untouchable topic.
タブー is a general loanword for any forbidden topic or act, while 聖域 specifically frames an issue as untouchable because of its special, protected status.
聖地 usually names a larger holy land or pilgrimage destination (like Mecca), whereas 聖域 refers to a smaller consecrated precinct or an off-limits area in a debate.
禁域 stresses a physically forbidden zone that people must not enter, while 聖域 emphasizes sacredness or inviolability rather than simple prohibition.
聖域 is the traditional Japanese word for a sacred, inviolable place, while サンクチュアリ is the imported loanword often used for the same idea in modern or casual contexts.
Counted with For places and spots — locations of damage, faults, or points along something.
For facilities and premises counted as locations.
Etymology Compound of 聖 (sei, 'holy, sacred') and 域 (iki, 'area, region'). The metaphorical sense developed from the idea of a sacred space that must not be violated.
Entering the sacred precincts without permission is forbidden.
