Sekiyama

Japanese: 関山 - せきやま

[1] [noun] ① a mountain with a checkpoint. Also, checkpoint and mountain. ※Man'yoshu (late 8th century) 15.3757 " I have crossed Sekiyama and returned here, my heart is with my sister." ② A horticultural variety of Satozakura. The flowers are deep red, beautiful, large, 4.5-5 cm in diameter, and double. There are large and small petals, with 30-40 large petals and about 15 small petals. They flower late, in late April, and are widely planted in gardens all over the country. Kanzan. [2] Utamakura. Refers to Mount Osaka, where the Osaka checkpoint is located. ※Yamato (around 947-957) Mimikohon Fuzoku "As the roar of the storm at Sekiyama was silent, I was only allowed to meet you in name."

Seki-no-yama [Sekiyama]

〘 noun 〙 The limit beyond which one cannot go. The highest degree. No matter how hard one tries, that is the limit. The best one can do. ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Tosei Otome-ori (1706), vol. 2 "Naraya's catering, a meal worth 1.2 momme, is a mountain in Seki. " ※Kakushihon, Ukiyo-furo (1809-13), vol. 4 "Your side will probably go to Mt. Oyama to offer sacred sake, or your journey to Narita-sama will probably be a mountain in Seki ."

Kanzankwan ... [Kanzan]

〘 noun 〙① The mountains that surround one's hometown. By extension, one's hometown. ※Shinpen Fukyoshu (1676) 3. A monk visits the clouds at Shohozan "Tonight I have endured hardship _{_{and have decided to stay at}} the lodge, only to fear the cold of the frost month on Mt. Guanshan." [Xiling - Guanshan Moon Poem] ② A mountain near a checkpoint. A fortified mountain with a checkpoint. ※Kaido-ki (around 1223) Preface "The wild monkeys are not afraid, I whip the thousand clouds of Mt. Guanshan." [Mokuran-ji]

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙① 関所のある山。また、関所と山。※万葉（８Ｃ後）一五・三七五七「吾(あ)が身こそ世伎夜麻(セキヤマ)越えてここにあらめ心は妹によりにしものを」② サトザクラの園芸品種。花は濃紅色で美しく大輪で径四・五～五センチメートルになり、八重咲き。花弁には大小あり、大花弁は三〇～四〇枚、小花弁は一五枚ぐらい。花期は遅く四月下旬で、広く各地の庭園などで、栽植される。かんざん。[2] 歌枕。逢坂関のある逢坂山をいう。※大和（947‐957頃）御巫本附載「関山の嵐の声のあらければ君にあふみは名のみなりけり」

せき‐の‐やま【関山】

〘名〙それ以上できないという限度。最上の程度。いくら力一ぱいしてもそのくらいまでだということ。精いっぱい。※浮世草子・当世乙女織（1706）二「奈良屋が仕出し料理、壱匁弐分膳が関(セキ)の山なり」※滑稽本・浮世風呂（1809‐13）四「おまへかたは大山参(おほやまめへり)に御神酒を納に行くか、成田さまへの旅位(くれへ)がせきの山だらう」