Meaning

Primary

Kansai

Word Type

proper noun

Explanation

The Kansai region of Japan is the Southern Central part of Japan. It actually connects the East side of Japan (at least back in the day) to the West side, making it the "connection to the west." For our purposes, though, we should call it "Kansai."

Reading

かんさい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Urgh, what a confusing reading! The 西 is さい instead of せい. Readings like this just make you want to sigh (さい), no?

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 関西出身

    person from Kansai

    関西弁

    Kansai dialect

    関西みやげ

    souvenir from Kansai

Context Sentences

あのコンビは関西の芸人です。

That comedy duo is from the Kansai region.

こいつは関西は完全に初心者だから、俺らがガイドしてやらないとな。

This guy is a total noob in Kansai, so we’ll have to show him around.

関東の人と関西の人って折が合わないって聞いたんですが、本当ですか。

I heard that people from Kanto and people from Kansai don't get along well. Is it true?

Kanji Composition