関西 (かんさい)Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai

Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefecturesnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 関西

機関きかんengine
関係かんけいrelation; relationship
関係者かんけいしゃperson concerned; people involved (in an event)
関心かんしんconcern; interest
関連かんれんrelation; connection
関せきbarrier; gate
関税かんぜいtariff (import tax); duty
金融機関きんゆうきかんfinancial institutions; banking facilities
西にしwest
西側にしがわwest side; west bank
東西とうざいeast and west
大西洋たいせいようAtlantic Ocean
西欧せいおうWestern Europe
南西なんせいsouthwest
西日本にしにほんwestern Japan; Japan west of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line, i.e. the Chūbu region and westward
西部せいぶwestern part; the west (of a region)

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