関西

かんさい

Also written かんせい

Meanings

1. Noun Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures)
2. Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)

Kanji

• 関 relate. Read as カン.
• 西 west. Read as サイ.

Example sentences

• ほとんどの人は逸見氏が関西出身だとは知らない。
  Few people know that Mr. Itsumi is from Kansai.
• 彼のアクセントから判断すると、彼は関西の出身だ。
  Judging from his accent, he is from Kansai.
• 彼は６月に東京を離れて関西に来る。
  He will leave Tokyo and come to Kansai in June.

Words containing 関西

• 関西弁 (かんさいべん) Kansai dialect
• 関西大学 (かんさいだいがく) Kansai University
• 関西電力 (かんさいでんりょく) Kansai Electric Power

And 21 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N2
• Core 5000
• Spoken
• Written

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