京阪神

Japanese

Kanji in this term
京	阪	神

Wikipedia

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

• Common Accent: けいは​んしん [kèíháǹshìǹ] (Nakadaka)
• Kyoto-Osaka Accent: けいは​んしん [kéíháǹshìǹ] (Nakadaka)

Proper noun

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

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

Related terms

• 京阪 (けいはん, keihan, “Kyoto and Osaka”)
• 阪神 (はんしん, hanshin, “Osaka and Kobe”)

See also

• 関西 (かんさい, kansai, “Kansai region”)