聖林

Japanese

Kanji in this term
聖 林
Grade: 6 Grade: 1
irregular

Etymology

Compound of 聖 (“holy”) +‎ 林 (“woods”), as a mistaken calque of English Hollywood where holly is understood as holy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ha̠ɾʲiɯ̟d̚d̥o̞]

Proper noun

聖林(ハリウッド) • (Hariuddo) 

  1. obsolete spelling of ハリウッド (Hariuddo) (= Hollywood): an area of Los Angeles, California, United States

References

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