関西

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

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) か​んさい [káꜜǹsàì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [kã̠ɰ̃sa̠i]

Proper noun

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

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

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

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

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN