近畿地方 jìn jī dì fāng

DEFINITIONS

  1. Kinki chihō, region of Japan around the old capital Kyōto, including Kyōto prefecture 京都府[Jing1 du1 fu3], Ōsaka prefecture 大阪府[Da4 ban3 fu3], Shiga prefecture 滋賀縣|滋贺县[Zi1 he4 xian4], Nara prefecture 奈良縣|奈良县[Nai4 liang2 xian4], Mi'e prefecture 三重縣|三重县[San1 chong2 xian4], Wakayama prefecture 和歌山縣|和歌山县[He2 ge1 shan1 xian4], Hyōgo prefecture 兵庫縣|兵库县[Bing1 ku4 xian4]

CHARACTERS

近 jìn
HSK 2
near, close; approach; intimate
畿 jī imperial domain; area near capital
地 dì
HSK 3
earth; soil, ground; region
方 fāng
HSK 3
a square, rectangle; a region; local