聖地

せいち

holy land

Also:real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.

What does 聖地 mean?

聖地 is a Japanese noun meaning holy land in English. It can also be translated as real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc. depending on context. It is written as 聖地 in kanji, せいち in hiragana, and seichi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

手始めは、三大宗教の聖地、エルサレムを訪れることだった。

For a start, I visited Jerusalem - a sacred place for three major religions.