キナイ
Meanings
Noun
1. territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
the Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi)
the Four Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, and Kawachi); obsolete in 757 when Izumi was established as a separate province from Kawachi