広かん東とん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Guangdong (province)

Refers to the Chinese province. The older romanization 'Kwangtung' is rarely used today.

Guangdong Province is located in southern China.

2

Refers to the capital city of Guangdong Province. Often called 広州 in modern Japanese, but 広東 is still understood in context.

越えつ
広東 is the standard modern Japanese name for Guangdong Province, whereas 越 (using 粤) is an older, mainly historical way to refer to it.

広こう州しゅう sense 2
広東 historically could refer to the city now standardly called 広州, so learners may confuse the province name 広東 with the city name 広州.

広かん東とんUsage95%
Standard modern kanji spelling for the Chinese province and its capital.
カントンUsage5%
廣東かんとんUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Traditional kanji form; mainly encountered in historical texts or older signage.

From Chinese 廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng), referring to the province. The reading カントン reflects the Cantonese pronunciation.