阪神

阪神

Japanese

Kanji in this term
阪	神
はん Grade: S	しん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From the second character of 大阪 (おおさか) (Ōsaka) and the first character of 神 (こう)戸 (べ) (Kōbe).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) は​んしん [háꜜǹshìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [hã̠ɰ̃ɕĩɴ]

Proper noun

阪神 (hiragana はんしん, rōmaji Hanshin)

1. The cities of Ōsaka and Kōbe.
2. The area around Ōsaka and Kōbe.
3. The Hanshin Tigers, a baseball team.

Related terms

• 京 (けい)阪 (はん)神 (しん) (Keihanshin): Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe