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Definition of sendai
sendai
/sɛnˈdaɪ/
Sen · dai
sendai Lexical Profile
CEFR
B2
Grade
8
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
A major city in Japan, serving as the capital of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city in the Tōhoku region, culturally renowned as the 'City of Trees'.
Example
"We traveled by bullet train from Tokyo to Sendai to attend the city's famous summer Tanabata festival."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 仙台 (Sendai). The city was founded in 1600 by the daimyo Date Masamune, and the kanji characters used typically translate to 'hermit on a plateau'.
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer
Cite this Entry
Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Sendai. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/sendai