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結界けっかい

けっかい · kekkai

noun

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices

  • prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice)
  • fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple
  • barrier, dimensional barrier, containment zone, containment barrier, mystical barrier

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けっかいが
Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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What does 結界 mean?

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices. It can also mean: prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; barrier, dimensional barrier, containment zone, containment barrier, mystical barrier.

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けっかい (kekkai). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

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