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西国巡礼 (さいごくじゅんれい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

西さい国ごく巡じゅん礼れい

also: さいこくじゅんれい

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Meanings

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noun

pilgrimage of the Saigoku 33 Kannon temples

Refers specifically to the pilgrimage circuit of 33 temples dedicated to Kannon in the Kinki region (Saigoku-Sanjūsansho).

See also: 西国三十三所

西さい国ごく巡じゅん礼れいは、近きん畿き地ち方ほうの三さん十じゅう三さんの観かん音のん霊れい場じょうを巡めぐる巡じゅん礼れいです。
The Saigoku pilgrimage is a pilgrimage that visits 33 Kannon sacred sites in the Kinki region.

Written forms

西国巡礼
- さいごくじゅんれい
  Standard kanji spelling for this pilgrimage term.
- さいこくじゅんれい
  Alternate reading; さいごく is more common for 西国 in this context.
さいこくじゅんれい

Kanji

西west, Spain
国country
巡patrol, go around, circumference
礼salute, bow, ceremony

Similar words

西さい国ごく三さん十じゅう三さん所しょ
西国三十三所 refers to the 33 temples themselves, while 西国巡礼 is the act of making the pilgrimage to those temples.

Etymology

Compound of 西国 (Saigoku, 'western provinces', referring to the Kinki region) and 巡礼 (pilgrimage).