葛西

Japanese

Kanji in this term
葛	西
か(つ) Grade: S	さい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 葛(か) (ka) + 西(さい) (sai, “the west”), the former an abbreviation of 葛(かつ)飾(しか)郡(ぐん) (katsushika-gun, “Katsushika District”, in Shimōsa Province); originally referring to the western half of the district.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) か​さい [káꜜsàì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠sa̠i]

Proper noun

葛西(かさい) • (Kasai) 

1. (broadly) The area equivalent to the western part of Katsushika district in former Shimōsa, Japan.
2. (strictly) An area in southern Edogawa, Tokyo prefecture, Japan.
3. a surname

   葛(か)西(さい)森(もり)夫(お)

   Kasai Morio

   Morio Kasai, known for the Kasai procedure in pediatric surgery