下関

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ものせき [shìmónóꜜsèkì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɕimo̞no̞se̞kʲi]

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
しも(の)
Grade: 1
せき
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
下關 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

下関(しものせき) • (Shimonoseki

  1. Shimonoseki (a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan)
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • 下関条約(しものせきじょうやく) (Shimonoseki jōyaku)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
しも
Grade: 1
せき > ぜき
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
下關 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

(しも)(ぜき) • (Shimozeki

  1. a place name