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世界遺産 (せかいいさん, sekaiisan) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Kyoto has many World Heritage sites.
This temple is registered as a World Heritage site.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 が 世せ 界かい 遺い 産さん に 登とう 録ろく される for a place to be registered as a World Heritage site
This island was registered as a World Heritage site last year.
世せ 界かい 遺い 産さん に 指し 定てい される to be designated as a World Heritage site
This forest is designated as a World Heritage site.
世せ 界かい 遺い 産さん を 訪おとず れる to visit a World Heritage site
I plan to visit a World Heritage site during summer vacation.
世せ 界かい 遺い 産さん に 認にん 定てい される to be certified/recognized as a World Heritage site
That castle was certified as a World Heritage site.
Kanji 世 generation, world, society 遺 bequeath, leave behind, reserve 産 products, bear, give birth Related words 遺産 is the broad word for heritage, legacy, or inheritance, while 世界遺産 refers specifically to an officially recognized World Heritage site.
世界遺産 is the UNESCO designation covering both cultural and natural sites, while 文化遺産 refers specifically to man-made cultural heritage.
世界遺産 is a UNESCO-designated World Heritage site that can be cultural or natural, whereas 天然記念物 is a purely domestic Japanese designation for natural features or species.
Etymology A transparent compound of 世界 meaning "world" and 遺産 meaning "heritage" or "legacy," corresponding to English "World Heritage."
