関西
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Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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関 | 西 |
かん Grade: 4 |
さい Grade: 2 |
kan’on | goon |
Alternative spelling |
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關西 (kyūjitai) |
Literally “west of 逢坂の関 (Ōsaka-no-seki, “tollgate of Ōsaka-yama”)”. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
関西 • (Kansai) ←くわんさい (kwansai)?
- Short for 関西地方 (Kansai-chihō): the center-west area of Japan between the 中国 (Chūgoku) and 中部 (Chūbu) regions
- (historical) the area west of 逢坂の関 (Ōsaka-no-seki, “tollgate of Ōsaka-yama”)
Derived terms[edit]
- 関西弁 (Kansai-ben, “Kansai dialect”)
Descendants[edit]
- → Russian: Канса́й m (Kansáj)
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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関 | 西 |
かん Grade: 4 |
せい Grade: 2 |
kan’on |
Alternative spelling |
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關西 (kyūjitai) |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun[edit]
関西 • (Kansei) ←くわんせい (kwansei)?
- (rare) Same as かんさい (Kansai) above
- the area to the west of Hangu Pass in China
References[edit]
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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