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近畿地方

Mandarin · pinyin Jìn jī dì fāng

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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