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What does 関東 (かんとう, kantou) mean?

関東 (かんとう, kantou) means the Kanto region.

Quick facts
Readingかんとう
Romajikantou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
かんとう
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkantou

the Kanto region

  1. 1noun Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures)
  2. 2noun Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)

Example sentences

  • I live in the Kanto region.

  • The Kanto region gets little snow.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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