巡礼

• 読み: じゅんれい
• ローマ字: junrei
• 漢字の分解: 巡 (jun/megu) — go around, patrol; 礼 (rei) — worship, bow, courtesy
• 発音: /dʑɯɴ.ɾeː/

意味

Pilgrimage; a journey to sacred or significant places. Also the pilgrim themselves.

A noun and する verb referring to the act of visiting sacred sites, temples, or shrines in sequence. Traditionally associated with religious pilgrimages like the Shikoku 88 Temple circuit. In modern Japanese, also used for 'anime pilgrimage' (聖地巡礼) — visiting real locations depicted in anime or manga.

例文

1. 四国八十八か所の巡礼に出かけた。
2. 毎年多くの巡礼者がこの寺を訪れる。
3. アニメの聖地巡礼が若者の間で流行っている。

使い方ガイド

場面: religion, travel, anime culture, tourism

トーン: respectful

起源と歴史

Compound of 巡 (jun, go around/patrol) + 礼 (rei, worship/bow). Literally 'going around to worship,' describing the circuit of visiting multiple sacred sites in succession.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal