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