近畿

Chinese

near; close (to); approximately territory around the capital
trad. (近畿)
simp. #(近畿)

Pronunciation


Noun

近畿

  1. (literary) area around the capital

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きん
Grade: 2

Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    近畿

    (きん)() • (Kinki) 

    1. region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara

    Usage notes

    Because of homophony with the English kinky, some avoid the use of Kinki when they translate a proper noun.[2]

    Synonyms

    References

    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
    2. Japan's Kinki University changes its name due to awkward English meaning, The Guardian, 2014
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