Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 関東(かんとう) in Japanese

関東
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
かんとう
Romaji
kantō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    Kantou (eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo)
    Example sentence
    台風は午後２時頃関東地方に接近するでしょう。 The typhoon will approach the Kanto district around two in the afternoon.

Examples of 関東, かんとう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

関 JLPT 3

14 strokes

connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi: せき, -ぜき, かか.わる, からくり, かんぬき

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東 JLPT 5

8 strokes

east

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: ひがし

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