近畿地方

Traditional form:

近畿地方

Pinyin (reading):

Jìnjīdìfāng

Definitions:

• Kinki chihō, region of Japan around the old capital Kyōto, including Kyōto prefecture 京都府 ( Jīngdūfǔ), Ōsaka prefecture 大阪府 ( Dàbǎnfǔ), Shiga prefecture 滋賀縣／滋贺县 ( Zīhèxiàn), Nara prefecture 奈良縣／奈良县 ( Nàiliángxiàn), Mi'e prefecture 三重縣／三重县 ( Sānchóngxiàn), Wakayama prefecture 和歌山縣／和歌山县 ( Hégēshānxiàn), Hyōgo prefecture 兵庫縣／兵库县 ( Bīngkùxiàn)

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

Traditional 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