近畿地方

Mandarin · pinyin Jìn jī dì fāng

Meanings

  1. the Kinki region of Japan, aka the Kansai region, with cities including Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe
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近
jìn · near, close; approach; intimate
畿
jī · imperial domain; area near capital
地
de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
方
fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
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4–1–4–1 · Jin4 ji1 di4 fang1

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gan6 gei1 dei6 fong1

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近畿地方 · Jin4 ji1 di4 fang1
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Exact source record近畿地方 近畿地方 [Jin4 ji1 di4 fang1] /the Kinki region of Japan, aka the Kansai region, with cities including Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe/