関西弁

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Japanese

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

Etymology

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関西 (Kansai) +‎ (-ben, dialect)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んさいべん [kàńsáíbéń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [kã̠ɰ̃sa̠ibẽ̞ɴ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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(かん)西(さい)(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, “(どう)(ぶつ)のお()(しゃ)さん (とう)(じょう)(じん)(ぶつ)(しょう)(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(かん)西(さい)(べん)
      Mike: Obā-san no neko. Naze ka Kansaiben.
      Calico: Grandma’s cat. She speaks Kansai for some reason.

See also

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