近畿
Chinese edit
near; close (to); approximately | territory around the capital | ||
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trad. (近畿) | 近 | 畿 | |
simp. #(近畿) | 近 | 畿 |
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近畿
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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近 | 畿 |
きん Grade: 2 |
き Grade: S |
on’yomi |
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Usage notes edit
Because of homophony with the English kinky, some avoid the use of Kinki when they translate a proper noun.[2]
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Related terms edit
- 京阪 (Keihan): Kyoto and Osaka
- 京阪神 (Keihanshin): Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe
- 京阪奈 (Keihanna): Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara
References edit
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Japan's Kinki University changes its name due to awkward English meaning, The Guardian, 2014