Seishin

Proper noun

Seishin

1. (historical) Synonym of Chongjin: the Japanese-derived name
   • The influx into the Chientao (間島) of Corean farmers, hunters, and trappers had long been a burning question before the Governments of China and Japan finally agreed by the Chientao Convention of 1909 or China-Corean Frontier Agreement to recognize the Tumen river as the boundary between Corea and...1938, Stanley F. Wright, “From the Revision that Failed to the Peking Tariff Conference of 1925-1926”, in China's Struggle for Tariff Autonomy: 1843-1938, Paragon Book Gallery, →OCLC, page 406
   • Seisin 330 miles from Gensan, is an important port and the commercial centre of North Tyosen.[…]Now that the railway from Kainei to Tunwha is completed thus making connection with Kirin and Hsinking on the South Manchuria Railway, Seisin may look forward to a considerable increase in shipping....[1938 December, Government-General of Tyosen, Keizyo, “GENERAL REMARKS”, in Foreign Affairs Department, editor, Annual report on Administration of Tyosen, 1937–38, Tokyo: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd....

   Synonyms:

   Chongjin