JLPT N2 · Noun

関東 (kantou)

関東 (かんとう, kantou) is a Japanese noun meaning “Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かんとう
Romaji: kantou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures) · noun
Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era) · noun · hist

Example sentences

ジョンは関東地区、そして太郎は関西地区を担当している。

John covers the Kanto area and Taro covers the Kansai area.

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

Kanji in 関東

関

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

東

eastトウ・ひがし · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 関東.

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関西かんさいKansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe 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東ひがしeast

Source: JMdict entry 1216010 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.