Japanese symbol for “kansai”
関西
かんさい
Romaji: kansai
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures)
In Japanese, kansai is 関西, read かんさい (kansai).
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Meanings
- n Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures)
- n Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
Written forms: 関西. Readings: かんさい、かんせい.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 関係 | かんけい kankei | relation; relationship; connection |
| 関連 | かんれん kanren | relation; connection; relevance |
| 機関 | きかん kikan | engine |
| 関心 | かんしん kanshin | concern; interest |
| 玄関 | げんかん genkan | entrance; front door; entryway |
| 東西 | とうざい touzai | east and west |
| 西洋 | せいよう seiyou | the West; the Occident; Western countries |
| 西部 | せいぶ seibu | western part; the west (of a region) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.