Kansai dialect

Kansai Japanese
Kansai Japanese
関西弁
Pronunciation	[q͡χɑ̃ɰ̃sɑ̟ivẽꜜɴ]ⓘ
Native to	Japan
Region	Kansai
Language family	Japonic Japanese Western Japanese Kansai Japanese; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	kink1238
	Kansai-dialect area

A poster written in Kansai dialect. The warning, *Chikan wa akan de. Zettai akan de*, translates as "Groping is forbidden. Absolutely forbidden."

A caution written in Kansai dialect. The warning, *Kii tsuke yā, Anta no koto ya de, Sono baggu*, translates as "Take care! Do not let your bag get snatched!"

The Kansai dialect (関西弁・関西方言, Kansai-ben, Kansai hōgen; Japanese pronunciation: [kaɰ̃.sai.beɴ, kaɰ̃.sai hoː.ɡeꜜɴ, -ŋeꜜɴ, kaɰ̃.sai hoꜜː.ɡeɴ, -ŋeɴ]^ⓘ) is a group of Japanese dialects in the Kansai region (Kinki region) of Japan. In Japanese, Kansai-ben is the common name and it is called Kinki dialect (近畿方言, Kinki-hōgen) in technical terms. The dialects of Kyoto and Osaka are known as Kamigata dialect (上方言葉, Kamigata kotoba; or Kamigata-go (上方語)), and were particularly referred to as such in the Edo period.

The Kansai dialect is typified by the speech of Osaka, the major city of Kansai, referred to as Osaka-ben. It is characterized as more melodic and harsher by speakers of standard Japanese.