JLPT N2 · Noun

関西 (kansai)

関西 (かんさい, kansai) is a Japanese noun meaning “Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かんさい
Romaji: kansai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures) · noun
Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era) · noun · hist

Example sentences

その飛行機は今ごろは関西空港に当然着いているはずだ。

The plane should have arrived at Kansai Airport by now.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 関西

関

connection, barrier, gatewayカン・せき・-ぜき · 14 strokes

西

west, Spainセイ・サイ・にし · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 関西.

玄関げんかんentrance関係かんけいrelation関心かんしんconcern関連かんれんrelation機関きかんengine関かんbarrier関東かんとうKantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures)税関ぜいかんcustoms機関車きかんしゃlocomotive交通機関こうつうきかん(means of) transportation関税かんぜいcustoms (duties)関与かんよparticipationにも関わらずにもかかわらずin spite of西にしwest

Source: JMdict entry 1215910 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.