京阪

Chinese

		Kyoto	Osaka
trad. (京阪)		京	阪
simp. ^#(京阪)		京	阪

Etymology

From Japanese 京阪 (Keihan).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Jīng-Bǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄅㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ baan²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Jīng-Bǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄅㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jingbǎn
  - Wade–Giles: Ching¹-pan³
  - Yale: Jīng-bǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jingbaan
  - Palladius: Цзинбань (Czinbanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ging¹ baan²
  - Yale: gīng báan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ baan²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ ban²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ paːn³⁵/

Proper noun

京阪

Kyoto and Osaka

Japanese

Kanji in this term
京	阪
けい Grade: 2	はん Grade: 4
kan'on

Alternative spelling
京坂

Etymology

From 京 (kei, the first character of 京都 (Kyōto), “Kyoto”) +‎ 阪 (han, the second character of 大阪 (Ōsaka), “Osaka”).

Proper noun

京(けい)阪(はん) • (Keihan)

Kyoto and Osaka

Synonyms

上(かみ)方(がた) (Kamigata, in the sense of Edo-period culture of the Kyoto-Osaka area)

Related terms

京(けい)阪(はん)神(しん) (Keihanshin, “Kyoto, Osaka, and Kōbe”)
京(けい)阪(はん)奈(な) (Keihanna, “Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara”)