noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
1.western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
2.western nations (esp. India or Europe)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
3.thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara) noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
4.pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon