京阪奈

      Japanese

      Kanji in this term
      京 阪 奈

      Etymology

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

      Note that the readings of the first two characters change (they are pronounced kei and han, not kyō and saka).

      Pronunciation

      • Common Accent: けいは​んな [kèíháǹnà] (Nakadaka)

      Proper noun

      京阪奈 (hiragana けいはんな, romaji Keihanna)

      1. The cities of Kyōto, Ōsaka and Nara.
      2. The area around Kyōto, Ōsaka and Nara.

      Related terms

      • 京阪: Kyoto and Osaka
      • 阪奈: Osaka and Nara
      Last modified on 13 January 2009, at 22:36