阪神

Japanese

Kanji in this term
阪	神
はん Grade: 4	しん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
阪神 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From the second character of 大阪(おおさか) (Ōsaka) and the first character of 神戸(こうべ) (Kōbe).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はんしん [háꜜǹshìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [hã̠ɰ̃ɕĩɴ]

Proper noun

阪(はん)神(しん) • (Hanshin) 

1. The cities of Ōsaka and Kōbe.
2. The area around Ōsaka and Kōbe; former Settsu Province.
3. The Hanshin Tigers, a baseball team, iself named for its parent company

Related terms

• 京阪神(けいはんしん) (Keihanshin): Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe