関西弁

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

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

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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.

See also

• Category:Kansai Japanese