近畿地方
Traditional form:
近畿地方
Pinyin (reading):
Jìnjīdìfāng
Definitions:
- the Kinki region of Japan, aka the Kansai region, with cities including Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe
Characters:
- 近 - to approach; near, close; intimate
- 畿 - imperial domain; area near the capital
- 地 - earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a verb
- 方 - square, rectangle; side; region; flag
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