関左

See also: 關左

Japanese

Alternative spelling
關左 (kyūjitai)

/kʷan sa/ → /kʷaɰsa/ → /kaɰsa/

Compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 関 (kan, “barrier”) +‎ 左 (sa, “left”), as travelling south then turning left is going east.

関(かん)左(さ) • (Kansa) ^{←くわんさ (Kwansa)^?}

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”)

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