関東

See also: 關東

Japanese
関東 (Kantō): the Kantō region in Japan
Kanji in this term
関 東
かん
Grade: 4		 とう
Grade: 2
kan’on

Etymology
“geographical region of eastern Japan”
Literally “east of 箱根の関 (Hakone-no-seki, “tollgate of Mount Hakone”)”. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
“shogunate”
As the region was the center of power from the Kamakura to Edo periods.
“area to the east of Hangu or Shanhai Pass”
From Chinese 關東 (Guāndōng).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

関東 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 關東, hiragana かんとう, rōmaji Kantō, historical hiragana くわんとう)

  1. Short for 関東地方 (Kantō-chihō): a geographical region of eastern Japan that includes the capital city of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures
  2. (historical) the area east of 逢坂の関 (Ōsaka-no-seki, “tollgate of Ōsaka-yama”) or later, east of 箱根の関 (Hakone-no-seki, “tollgate of Mount Hakone”)
  3. (archaic) the area to the east of Hangu Pass
  4. (archaic) the area to the east of Shanhai Pass
  5. a surname

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 関東 (かんとう)管 (かん)領 (れい) (Kantō kanrei)
  • 関東 (かんとう)郡 (ぐん)代 (だい) (Kantō gundai)
  • 関東 (かんとう)御領 (ごりょう) (Kantō goryō)
  • 関東炊 (かんとうだ)き (Kantō-daki)
  • 関東煮 (かんとうに) (Kantō-ni)
  • 関東府 (かんとうふ) (Kantō-fu)
  • 関東 (かんとう)平野 (へいや) (Kantō heiya)

Descendants

See also

Noun

関東 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 關東, hiragana かんとう, rōmaji Kantō, historical hiragana くわんとう)

  1. (historical, colloquial) the shogunate

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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