関左

See also: 關左

Japanese
Kanji in this term
関 左
かん
Grade: 4		 さ
Grade: 1
kan’on on’yomi
Alternative spelling
關左 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/kʷan sa/ → /kʷaɰsa/ → /kaɰsa/

Compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 関 (kan, “barrier”) +‎ 左 (sa, “left”), as travelling south then turning left is going east.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

関(かん)左(さ) • (Kansa) ←くわんさ (Kwansa)?

  1. Synonym of 関東 (Kantō): the area east of 逢坂の関 (Ōsaka-no-seki, “tollgate of Ōsaka-yama”) or the 函谷関 (Kankoku-kan, “Hangu Pass”)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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