関西

See also: 關西 and 关西

Japanese

Etymology 1

関西 (Kansai): the Kansai region

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

Alternative spelling
關西 (kyūjitai)

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

1. Short for 関西地方 (Kansai-chihō): the center-west area of Japan between the 中国 (Chūgoku) and 中部 (Chūbu) regions
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

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