noun
person from Kansai; Kansai native
Refers to someone from, or strongly associated with, the Kansai region of western Japan, especially areas such as Osaka, Kyoto, Hyōgo, Nara, Shiga, and Wakayama.
See also: 関西
彼は京都生まれの関西人です。
He is a Kansai native born in Kyoto.
私は関西人なので、標準語より関西弁のほうが話しやすいです。
Since I’m from Kansai, I find Kansai dialect easier to speak than standard Japanese.
A person from the Kantō region; often contrasted culturally or linguistically with 関西人.
More specific than 関西人, referring to a person from Osaka rather than the wider Kansai region.
Transparent compound of 関西, the Kansai region, and 人, meaning a person.