関西弁

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
関 西 弁
かん
Grade: 4 		さい
Grade: 2 		べん
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
關西辯 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

関西 (“Kansai”) +‎ 弁 (-ben, “dialect”)

Pronunciation

Noun

関(かん)西(さい)弁(べん) • (Kansaiben) ←くわんさいべん (kwansaiben)?

  1. The Kansai dialect. Culturally, it is associated with comedy (specifically, ツッコミ) and is sometimes imitated by people from other regions (エセ関西弁(かんさいべん)) to exploit this.
    • 1993 November 15 [1989 August 25], Sasaki, Noriko, “○動(どう)物(ぶつ)のお医(い)者(しゃ)さん　登(とう)場(じょう)人(じん)物(ぶつ)紹(しょう)介(かい) [○ The Veterinarian: Character Intro]”, in 動物のお医者さん [The Veterinarian], 44th edition, volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, →ISBN, page 7:
      ミケ：おばあさんのネコ。なぜか関(かん)西(さい)弁(べん)。
      Mike: Obā-san no neko. Naze ka Kansaiben.
      Calico: Grandma’s cat. She speaks Kansai for some reason.

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