近畿
Chinese
near; close (to); approximately | territory around the capital | ||
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simp. and trad. (近畿) |
近 | 畿 |
Pronunciation
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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近 | 畿 |
きん Grade: 2 |
き Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Usage notes
Because of homophony with the English kinky, some avoid the use of Kinki when they translate a proper noun.[2]
Related terms
References
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- Japan's Kinki University changes its name due to awkward English meaning, The Guardian, 2014
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