Japanese

Proper noun

関西 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 關西, hiragana かんさい, romaji Kansai, historical hiragana くわんさい)

1. the Kansai region, a center-west area of Japan, between the areas of 中国 ‎(Chūgoku) and 中部 ‎(Chūbu)

See also

• 京阪神 ‎(Keihanshin): Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe
• 近畿 ‎(Kinki): the Kinki region

Descendants

• Russian: Канса́й m ‎(Kansáj)

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3