関西弁
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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関 | 西 | 弁 |
かん Grade: 4 | さい Grade: 2 | べん Grade: 5 |
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關西辯 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
関西 (“Kansai”) + 弁 (-ben, “dialect”)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) かんさいべん [kàńsáíbéń] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [kã̠ɰ̃sa̠ibẽ̞ɴ]
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Noun
関西弁 • (Kansaiben) ←くわんさいべん (kwansaiben)?
- The Kansai dialect. Culturally, it is associated with comedy (specifically, ツッコミ) and is sometimes imitated by people from other regions (エセ関西弁) to exploit this.
- 1993 November 15 [Aug 25 1989], Sasaki, Noriko, “○動物のお医者さん 登場人物紹介 [○ The Veterinarian: Character Intro]”, in 動物のお医者さん [The Veterinarian], volume 2 (fiction), 44th edition, Tokyo: Hakusensha, →ISBN, page 7:
- ミケ:おばあさんのネコ。なぜか関西弁。
- Mike: Obā-san no neko. Naze ka Kansaiben.
- Calico: Grandma’s cat. She speaks Kansai for some reason.
- ミケ:おばあさんのネコ。なぜか関西弁。
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See also
- Category:Kansai Japanese