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Japanese
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| 關左 (kyūjitai)
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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
関左 • (Kansa) ←くわんさ (Kwansa)?
- 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”)
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