聖域|せいいきseiiki[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivesacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; holy ground
2. nounissue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

• SynonymサンクチュアリNeutralA loanword for a protected refuge — a safe haven or wildlife reserve. 「聖域」 stresses sacred, inviolable ground or a field no one may touch.
• Synonym神域しんいきWrittenWritten style: the sacred area within a shrine's precincts. 「聖域」 is broader, also used figuratively for domains no one may touch.
• Related神殿しんでんNeutralA building for enshrining deities, as in 「パルテノン神殿」. 「聖域」 points to the sacred area rather than the structure itself.
• Related聖堂せいどうWrittenWritten style for a Confucian temple or a Christian church. 「聖域」 covers the sacred area as a whole, not a specific building.
• Related祭殿さいでんWrittenWritten style for the hall where a deity is enshrined and worshipped. 「聖域」 refers to the sacred area as a whole rather than a building.
• RelatedアサイラムWrittenWritten loanword for asylum: protection for political refugees, or a mental hospital. 「聖域」 is about sacred inviolability instead.
• RelatedアジールWrittenWritten loanword from German for a place of refuge or asylum, in historical or modern contexts. 「聖域」 instead denotes sacred ground.
• Antonym俗界ぞっかいWrittenWritten style for the world of ordinary, secular life. It is the antonym of 「聖域」 on the sacred-versus-secular axis.
• Antonym俗世ぞくせNeutralThe mundane world of everyday human life; it stands opposite 「聖域」 in the sacred-versus-secular contrast.

Use 「聖域」 for sacred, inviolable ground or a field no one may touch, as in 「聖域なき改革」. For shrine precincts pick 「神域」; for a protected refuge or reserve, 「サンクチュアリ」. 「神殿」「祭殿」「聖堂」 name sacred buildings, 「アサイラム」「アジール」 asylums, and 「俗世」「俗界」 are the secular opposites.

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1. 神聖しんせいで侵おかしてはならない地域ちいきや場所ばしょ。
2. 手てを触ふれたり、踏み込ふみこんだりできない分野ぶんや。