上かみ 方がた 贅ぜい 六ろく also: かみがたぜえろく
Kanji 方 direction, person, alternative Related words 贅ぜい 六ろく Also a derogatory term for a spendthrift or a Kansai person; 上方贅六 explicitly adds the Kansai region.
上かみ 方がた 才ざい 六ろく Similar archaic derogatory term for Kansai people, with 才六 instead of 贅六 .
Written forms 上方贅六
かみがたぜいろく
Archaic derogatory term used by Edo people for Kansai people. The kanji spelling is historical; the reading かみがたぜいろく is standard.
かみがたぜえろく
Alternate reading with ぜえろく , reflecting Edo-period pronunciation variation.
かみがたぜえろく
Etymology Compound of 上方 (Kamigata, old name for the Kansai region) and 贅六 (zeiroku, a derogatory term for a spendthrift or Kansai person). The exact origin of 贅六 is uncertain, but it may be related to 贅沢 (zeitaku, luxury) with a suffix.
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