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How to say 'Kanto' in Japanese | カントウ

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The Japanese word for Kanto is 'Kantou', written as カントウ in Japanese.

    word

    カントウ

    Meaning

    Kanto

    Reading

    Kantou

    Explanation

    The Japanese proper noun 'カントウ (かんとう)' refers to the Kanto region, which is a geographical area in Japan. The Kanto region includes Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures such as Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, and Ibaraki. It is the most populous and economically significant region in Japan. Example sentences: I live in the Kanto region「私はカントウに住んでいます」(わたしはかんとうにすんでいます). The Kanto region is very busy「カントウはとてもにぎやかです」(かんとうはとてもにぎやかです).

    Part Of Speech

    proper noun

    Frequency

    2688

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word カントウ

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    カ

    Reading

    Ka

  • katakana

    ン

    Reading

    N

  • katakana

    ト

    Reading

    To

  • katakana

    ウ

    Reading

    U

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What does 'Kantou' (カントウ) mean?

'Kantou' means 'Kanto' .

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