関左

関左

See also: 關左

Japanese

Kanji in this term
関	左
かん Grade: 4	さ Grade: 1
kan’on	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
關左 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/kʷan sa/ → /kʷaɰsa/ → /kaɰsa/

Compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 関 (kan, “barrier”) +‎ 左 (sa, “left”), as travelling south then turning left is going east.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) か​んさ [káꜜǹsà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [kã̠ɰ̃sa̠]

Proper noun

関(かん)左(さ) • (Kansa) ^{←くわんさ (Kwansa)?}

1. Synonym of 関東 (Kantō): the area east of 逢坂の関 (Ōsaka-no-seki, “tollgate of Ōsaka-yama”) or the 函谷関 (Kankoku-kan, “Hangu Pass”)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN