畿
capital
suburbs of capital
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近畿
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きんき
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Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
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畿内
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きない
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territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule
(in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
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五畿内
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ごきない
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the Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi)
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近畿地方
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きんきちほう
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Kinki region (incl. Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
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四畿内
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しきない
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the Four Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, and Kawachi)
obsolete in 757 when Izumi was established as a separate province from Kawachi
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五畿
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ごき
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the Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi)
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五畿七道
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ごきしちどう
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the five home provinces and seven districts of ancient Japan
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