<entry>
<ent_seq>2192570</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>西国</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>さいごく</reb>
</r_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>さいこく</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<gloss>western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki)</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<gloss>western nations (esp. India or Europe)</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<xref>西国三十三所</xref>
<gloss>thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara)</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<xref>西国巡礼</xref>
<gloss>pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon</gloss>
</sense>
</entry>