京阪神

Chinese

capital; Beijing (abbrev.) a slope; hillside
 
God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
simp. and trad.
(京阪神)		 京 阪 神

Pronunciation

Proper noun

京阪神

  1. Keihanshin

Japanese

Kanji in this term
京 阪 神
けい
Grade: 2		 はん
Grade: S		 しん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From the first character of 京都 (“Kyoto”), the second character of 大阪 (“Osaka”), and the first character of 神戸 (“Kobe”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

京阪神 (hiragana けいはんしん, rōmaji Keihanshin)

  1. The cities of Kyōto, Ōsaka and Kōbe (in the Kansai region).
  2. The area around Kyōto, Ōsaka and Kōbe.

See also

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