関西

See also: 關西 and 关西

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
関	西
かん Grade: 4	さい Grade: 2
kan'on	goon

Alternative spelling
關西 (kyūjitai)

関西 (Kansai): the Kansai region

Literally “west of 逢坂の関 (Ōsaka-no-seki, “tollgate of Ōsaka-yama”)”. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かんさい [káꜜǹsàì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠ɰ̃sa̠i]

Proper noun

関(かん)西(さい) • (Kansai) ^{←くわんさい (Kwansai)?}

1. Kansai (a traditional region in central Japan, that includes the cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Nara, their associated urban prefectures, and the surrounding prefectures of Hyogo, Wakayama, Mie, and Shiga)
2. (historical) the area west of 逢坂の関 (Ōsaka-no-seki, “tollgate of Ōsaka-yama”)

Derived terms

• 関西(かんさい)弁(べん) (Kansai-ben, “Kansai dialect”)

Descendants

• → Russian: Канса́й m (Kansáj)

See also

• 関東(かんとう) (Kantō)
• 近畿(きんき) (Kinki, “Kinki region”)
• 京阪神(けいはんしん) (Keihanshin, “Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
関	西
かん Grade: 4	せい Grade: 2
kan'on

Alternative spelling
關西 (kyūjitai)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

関(かん)西(せい) • (Kansei) ^{←くわんせい (Kwansei)?}

1. (rare) Same as かんさい (Kansai) above
2. the area to the west of Hangu Pass in China