京阪奈

Japanese

Kanji in this term
京	阪	奈
けい Grade: 2	はん Grade: 4	な Grade: 4
on'yomi

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

• (Tokyo) けーはんな [kèéháꜜǹnà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːhã̠nːa̠]

Proper noun

京(けい)阪(はん)奈(な) • (Keihanna) 

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

Related terms

• 京阪(けいはん) (keihan): Kyoto and Osaka
• 阪奈(はんな) (hanna): Osaka and Nara