四し畿き内ない

noun

Four Home Provinces

Historical term for the four provinces around the capital (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi) before the system was replaced in 757. Used in historical contexts.

See also: 五畿内

• 四し畿き内ないは、大和やまと、山やま城しろ、摂せっ津つ、河内かわちの四よんか国こくを指さす歴れき史し的てきな呼こ称しょうである。

  Shikinai is a historical term referring to the four provinces of Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, and Kawachi.