メッカ

noun

Mecca; Makkah

The holy city of Islam in Saudi Arabia.

• イスラム教きょう徒とは一いっ生しょうに一いち度どはメッカへ巡じゅん礼れいすることを目め指ざす。

  Muslims aim to make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime.

noun

mecca; center for a field or activity

Only with reading メッカ

Metaphorical use: a place that attracts many people devoted to a particular interest or activity. Restricted to the reading メッカ.

• 秋あき葉は原ばらはオタク文ぶん化かのメッカとして知しられている。

  Akihabara is known as a mecca for otaku culture.