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    3. 関西

    関西

    関かん西さい

    Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures)

    N2KMT2News #2+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab20 strokes

    かんさいかんせい

    Noun

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

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    私わたしは関かん西さいに住すんでいます。

    I live in Kansai.

    KMT2Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    関かん西さいには大おお阪さかや京きょう都とがあります。

    Osaka and Kyoto are in Kansai.

    KMT2Travel & TransportationCulture & Traditions
    夏なつ休やすみに関かん西さいを旅りょ行こうする予よ定ていです。

    I plan to travel to Kansai during the summer vacation.

    KMT3Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    関かん西さい弁べんは日に本ほんの他ほかの地ち域いきの方ほう言げんとは異ことなります。

    The Kansai dialect is different from other regional dialects in Japan.

    KMT4Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    歴れき史し的てきに、関かん西さいは日に本ほんの文ぶん化かの中ちゅう心しん地ちでした。

    Historically, Kansai was the cultural center of Japan.

    KMT5HistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    関
    せき・-ぜき・かか.わる・からくり・かんぬき…(1)
    connection・barrier・gateway・involve・concerning
    西
    にし…(6)
    west・Spain
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