| 近畿地方 |
Jìn jī dì fāng |
the Kinki region of Japan, aka the Kansai region, with cities including Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe |
| 近 |
jìn |
near / close to / approximately |
| 畿 |
jī |
territory around the capital |
| 地 |
de |
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 地 |
dì |
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片 |
| 地方 |
dì fāng |
region / regional (away from the central administration) / local |
| 地方 |
dì fang |
area / place / space / room / territory / CL:处,个,块 |
| 方 |
Fāng |
surname Fang |
| 方 |
fāng |
square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter |