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关东

Guān dōng

2-character word Traditional 關東

What 关东 means

1. Northeast China
2. Manchuria
3. lit. east of Shanhai Pass {山海关|Shān hǎi guān}
4. Kantō region of Japan

The characters in 关东

• 关guānmountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up…
• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord

Example sentences

• 台风袭击了关东地区。
  The typhoon struck the Kanto district.

Words starting with 关东

• 关东军Guān dōng jūnJapanese Kwantung army (or Kantō army), notorious for numerous atrocities in China during…
• 关东地震Guān dōng dì zhènKantō earthquake of 1923, magnitude 8.2, that killed 200,000 people in the Tokyo area
• 关东煮Guān dōng zhǔoden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc…