関西弁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
関 西 弁
かん
Grade: 4		 さい
Grade: 2		 べん
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

関西 (“Kansai”) +‎ 弁 (-ben, “dialect”)

Pronunciation

  • On’yomi
    • (Tokyo) かんさいべん [kàńsáíbéń] (Heiban – [0])
    • IPA(key): [kã̠ɰ̃sa̠ibẽ̞ɴ]
    • Audio(file)

Noun

関西弁 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 關西辯, hiragana かんさいべん, rōmaji Kansaiben, historical hiragana くわんさいべん)

  1. the Kansai dialect
    • 1993 November 15 [Aug 25 1989], Sasaki, Noriko, “○動どう物ぶつのお医い者しゃさん　登とう場じょう人じん物ぶつ紹しょう介かい [○ The Veterinarian: Character Intro]”, in 動物のお医者さん [The Veterinarian], volume 2 (fiction, in Japanese), 44th edition, Tokyo: Hakusensha, →ISBN, page 7:
      ミケ：おばあさんのネコ。なぜか関 (かん)西 (さい)弁 (べん)。
      Mike: Obā-san no neko. Naze ka Kansaiben.
      Calico: Grandma’s cat. She speaks Kansai for some reason.

See also

  • Category:Kansai Japanese
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