Word Meaning 西国
さいごく
saigoku
西国 is read as さいごく (saigoku) and means pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon.
Meaning
English
- pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
- thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara)
- western nations (esp. India or Europe)
- western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki)
Reading
Kana
さいごく
Romaji
saigoku
Writing Variants
- 西国 さいこく saikoku
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12西国三十三所
さいごくさんじゅうさんしょ
thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara)