noun

  1. Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture).
  2. National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium), Summer Koshien.
  3. National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium), Spring Koshien.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
甲子園 こうしえん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

armor, high (voice), A grade
かぶと コウ カン (8th, N1)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ シ ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ さとる (8th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
park, garden, yard
エン その ぞの (2nd, N3)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
long kimono
エン オン (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant