WORD DETAIL
聖地
せいち
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
聖地(せいち) is a noun for a holy place or, by extension, a site especially meaningful to fans. - Basic usage:
巡礼者が聖地を目指すhas the religious sense;ファンの聖地と呼ぶapplies the label to a film location.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Religious site and fan-culture extension
- Pilgrimage selects holy place, while a work's setting and its fans select the extended sense of a culturally special destination.

