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関西 (かんさい): south-western half of Japan, including Osaka — Japanese vocabulary

関西 is read かんさい and means "south-western half of Japan, including Osaka". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

関西

Reading
かんさい · kansai
Translation
south-western half of Japan, including Osaka
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
かんさいが

Example

ほとんどの人は逸見氏が関西出身だとは知らない。

ほとんどのひとはいつみしがかんさいしゅっしんだとはしらない。

Few people know that Mr. Itsumi is from Kansai.

Kanji in this word

  • 関 — connection
  • 西 — west

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