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関東地方 (kantouchihou) Japanese meaning: Kanto region | Kotomora

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Meanings

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Kanto region

Refers to the region of Japan encompassing Tokyo and the six surrounding prefectures: Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, and Chiba.

関かん東とう地ち方ほうは日に本ほんの政せい治じと経けい済ざいの中ちゅう心しん地ちです。

The Kanto region is the political and economic center of Japan.

Kanji

関connection, barrier, gateway
東east
地ground, earth
方direction, person, alternative

Related words

関かん東とう
関東 is a broader term that can refer to the Kanto area in general, while 関東地方 specifically denotes the administrative region including the seven prefectures.

Etymology

Compound of 関東 (Kanto, literally 'east of the barrier') and 地方 (region). The name historically referred to the area east of the Hakone checkpoint.