Chinese

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near; close (to); approximately territory around the capital
trad. (近畿)
simp. #(近畿)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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近畿

  1. (literary) area around the capital

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きん
Grade: 2

Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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近畿
 
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(きん)() (Kinki

  1. region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara
  2. area around the capital

Usage notes

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Because of homophony with the English kinky, some avoid the use of Kinki when they translate a proper noun.[2]

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Japan's Kinki University changes its name due to awkward English meaning, The Guardian, 2014