京阪奈

京阪奈

Japanese

Kanji in this term
京	阪	奈
けい Grade: 2	はん Grade: S	な Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From the first character of 京都 (“Kyoto”),the second character of 大阪 (“Osaka”),and the first character of 奈良 (“Nara”).

Note that the readings of the first two characters change (they are pronounced kei and han, not kyō and saka).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) けーは​んな [kèéháꜜǹnà] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA^(key): [ke̞ːhã̠nːa̠]

Proper noun

京阪奈 (hiragana けいはんな, rōmaji Keihanna)

1. The cities of Kyōto, Ōsaka and Nara.
2. The area around Kyōto, Ōsaka and Nara.

Related terms

• 京 (けい)阪 (はん) (keihan): Kyoto and Osaka
• 阪 (はん)奈 (な) (hanna): Osaka and Nara