関東

See also: 關東

Japanese

Kanji in this term
関	東
かん Grade: 4	とう Grade: 2
kan’on

Alternative spelling
關東 (kyūjitai)

関東 (Kantō): the Kantō region in Japan

Etymology

“geographical region of eastern Japan”

Literally “east of 箱根の関 (Hakone-no-seki, “tollgate of Mount Hakone”)”. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

“shogunate”

As the region was the center of power from the Kamakura to Edo periods.

“area to the east of Hangu or Shanhai Pass”

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 關東／关东 (Guāndōng).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) か​んとー [káꜜǹtòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠nto̞ː]

Proper noun

関(かん)東(とう) • (Kantō) ^{←くわんとう (Kwantou)?}

1. Short for 関東地方 (Kantō-chihō): A geographical region in eastern Japan that includes the capital city of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures
2. (historical) the area east of 逢坂の関 (Ōsaka-no-seki, “tollgate of Ōsaka-yama”) or later, east of 箱根の関 (Hakone-no-seki, “tollgate of Mount Hakone”)
3. (archaic) the area to the east of 函谷関 (Kankoku-kan, “Hangu Pass”)
4. (archaic) the area to the east of 山海関 (Sankai-kan, “Shanhai Pass”)
5. a surname

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 関(かん)東(とう)管(かん)領(れい) (Kantō kanrei)
• 関(かん)東(とう)郡(ぐん)代(だい) (Kantō gundai)
• 関(かん)東(とう)御(ご)領(りょう) (Kantō goryō)
• 関(かん)東(とう)炊(だ)き (Kantō-daki)
• 関(かん)東(とう)煮(に) (Kantō-ni)
• 関(かん)東(とう)府(ふ) (Kantō-fu)
• 関(かん)東(とう)平(へい)野(や) (Kantō heiya)

Descendants

• Russian: Канто́ n or m (Kantó)

See also

• 関(かん)左(さ) (Kansa)
• 関(かん)西(さい) (Kansai)

Noun

関(かん)東(とう) • (Kantō) ^{←くわんとう (Kwantou)?}

1. (historical, colloquial) the shogunate