関所 | Japanese meaning

関所【せきしょ】

Frequency rank: 14,263. – 14,312.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

barrier; checkpoint; checking station

Forms

関所【せきしょ】Frequency rank: 14,263. – 14,312.
せきしょ

Generated definitions (experimental)

barrier; checkpoint; checking station

This refers to a location where travelers or vehicles are stopped for inspection, often for security or regulatory reasons, historically associated with tolls or control in feudal Japan.

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In the Edo period, checkpoints were established in various places.

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The police have set up a checkpoint at the border to prevent illegal immigration.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to pass through a checkpointto set up a checkpointmodern checkpointtraffic checkpointhistorical barrierborder checkpointinspection at the checkpointto go through a barrierimmigration checkpointto visit the checkpoint

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