くわんさ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of くわんさ – see the following entry.
関左かんさ
[proper noun] synonym of 関東 (Kantō): the area east of 逢坂の関 (Ōsaka-no-seki, tollgate of Ōsaka-yama) or the 函谷関 (Kankoku-kan, Hangu Pass)
(This term, くわんさ (kwansa), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)