Chinese

Noun

近畿

1. (literary) area around the capital

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) き​んき [kíꜜǹkì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [kʲĩŋkʲi]

Proper noun

近畿 ‎(hiragana きんき, romaji Kinki)

1. region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara

Usage notes

Because of homophony with the English kinky, some avoid the use of Kinki when they translate a proper noun.^[2]

Synonyms

• 関西 (かんさい) ‎(Kansai): Kansai region

Related terms

• 京阪 (けいはん) ‎(Keihan): Kyoto and Osaka
• 京阪神 (けいはんしん) ‎(Keihanshin): Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe
• 京阪奈 (けいはんな) ‎(Keihanna): Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
2. ↑ Japan's Kinki University changes its name due to awkward English meaning, The Guardian, 2014