Editing Kansai dialect (section)

=== Well-known words ===
Here are some words and phrases famous as part of the Kansai dialect:

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!Kansai dialect!!accent!!Standard Japanese!!English!!Note!!Example
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|'''[[wikt:明かん|akan]]''' or '''akahen'''
|H-H-H, H-L-L-L
|''dame'', ''ikemasen'', ''shimatta''
|wrong, no good, must, oh no!
|abbreviation of "''[[wikt:埒が明く|rachi ga akanu]]''"; '''akimasen''' or '''akimahen''' (H-H-H-H-H) for polite speech; ''-ta(ra) akan'' means "must not ..."; ''-na akan'' and ''-nto akan'' means "must ...".
|''Tabetara akan.'' = "You must not eat." : ''Tabena/Tabento akan'' = "You must eat."
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|'''[[wiktionary:阿呆|aho]]''', '''ahō'''
|L-HL, L-H-L
|''baka''
|silly, idiot, fool
|sometimes used friendly with a joke; this accompanies a stereotype that ''baka'' is considered a much more serious insult in Kansai; '''Ahondara''' (L-L-L-H-L) is strong abusive form; '''Ahokusai''' (L-L-H-L-L) and '''Ahorashii'''(L-L-H-L-L) are adjective form; originally ''ahau'' and said to derive from a Chinese word {{lang-zh|c=阿呆|p=ā dāi|labels=no}} in [[Muromachi period]].<ref>Osamu Matsumoto (1993). {{nihongo|全国アホ・バカ分布考―はるかなる言葉の旅路|Zenkoku Aho Baka Bunpu-kō}}. {{ISBN|4872331168}}</ref>
|''Honma aho ya naa.'' = "You are really silly."
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|'''[[wikt:別嬪|beppin]]'''
|H-H-H
|''bijin''
|beautiful woman
|Originally written 別品, meaning a product of exceptional quality; extrapolated to apply to women of exceptional beauty, rewritten as 別嬪. Often appended with ''-san''.
|''Beppin-san ya na.'' = "You are a pretty woman."
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|'''charinko''', '''chari'''
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|''jitensha''
|bicycle
|said to derive either from [[onomatopoeia]] of the bell, or corrupted from ''jajeongeo'', a [[Korean language|Korean]] word for "bicycle" used by [[Zainichi Korean|Osaka-born Koreans]]. Has spread out to most of Japan in recent decades.
|''Eki made aruite ikun?'' ''Uun, chari de iku wa.'' ("Are you walking to the station?" "No, I'm going by bike.")
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|'''[[wikt:ちゃう|chau]]'''
|H-H
|''chigau'', ''de wa nai'', ''janai''
|that isn't it, that isn't good, nope, wrong
|[[reduplication]] ''chau chau'' is often used for informal negative phrase
|''Are, chauchau chau?'' ''Chau chau, chauchau chau n chau?'' = "It is a [[Chow Chow]], isn't it?" "No, it isn't a Chow Chow, is it?" (a famous pun with Kansai dialect)
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|'''dabo'''
|L-HL
|''baka''
|silly, idiot, fool
|used in Kobe and Banshu; harsher than ''aho''
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|'''donai'''
|H-H-H
|''donna'', ''dō''
| how ([[demonstrative]])
|'''konai''' means ''konna'' (such, like this); '''sonai''' means ''sonna'' (such, like it); '''anai''' means ''anna'' (such, like that)
|''Donai yatta?'' = "How was it?"
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|'''do'''
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|excessively ([[prefix]])
|often used with bad meanings; also used in several dialects and recently standard Japanese
|''do-aho'' = "terribly fool" ''do-kechi'' = "terribly miser"
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|'''dotsuku'''
|H-H-H
|''naguru''
|to clobber somebody
|''do'' + ''tsuku'' (突く; prick, push); also ''dozuku''
|''Anta, dotsuku de!'' = "Hey, I'll clobber you!"
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|'''donkusai'''
|L-L-H-L-L
|''manuke'', ''nibui''
|stupid, clumsy, inefficient, lazy
|literally "slow-smelling" ({{linktext|鈍}}臭い)
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|'''ee'''
|L-H
|''yoi'', ''ii''
|good, proper, all right
|used only in Plain form; other conjugations are same as ''yoi'' (Perfective form ''yokatta'' generally does not change ''ekatta''); also used in other western Japan and Tohoku
|''Kakko ee de.'' = "You look cool."
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|'''egetsunai'''
|H-H-H-L-L
|''akudoi'', ''iyarashii'', ''rokotsu-na''
|indecent, vicious, obnoxious
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|''Egetsunai yarikata'' = "Indecent way"
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|'''erai'''
|H-L-L
|''erai'', ''taihen''
|great, high-status, terrible, terribly
|the usage as meaning "terrible" and "terribly" is more often in Kansai than in Tokyo; also sometimes used as meaning "tired" as ''shindoi'' in Chubu and western Japan
|''Erai kotcha!'' (< ''erai koto ja'') = "It is a terrible/difficult thing/matter!"
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|'''gotsui'''
|H-L-L
|''ikatsui'', ''sugoi''
|rough, huge
|a variation of the adjective form ''gottsu'' is used as "very" or "terribly" like ''metcha''
|''[[Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji|Gottsu ee kanji]]'' = "feelin' real good"
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|'''gyōsan'''
|H-L-L-L or L-L-H-L
|''takusan''
|a lot of, many
|also '''yōsan''', may be a mixture of ''gyōsan'' and ''yōke''; also used in other western Japan; {{linktext|仰}}{{linktext|山}} in kanji
|''Gyōsan tabe ya.'' = "Eat heartily."
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|'''hannari'''
|H-L-L-L or L-L-H-L
|''hanayaka'', ''jōhin''
|elegant, splendid, graceful
|mainly used in Kyoto
|''Hannari-shita kimono'' = "Elegant kimono"
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|'''hiku'''
|H-H
|''shiku''
|to spread on a flat surface (e.g. bedding, butter)
|A result of the palatalization of "s" occurring elsewhere in the dialect.
|''Futon hiitoite ya.'' = "Lay out the futons, will you?"
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|'''hokasu'''
|H-H-H
|''suteru''
|to throw away, to dump
|also '''horu''' (H-H). Note particularly that the phrase "''gomi (o) hottoite''" means "throw out the garbage" in Kansai dialect, but "let the garbage be" in standard Japanese.
|''Sore hokashitoite.'' = "Dump it."
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|'''honde'''
|H-H-H
|''sorede''
|and so, so that ([[Grammatical conjunction|conjunction]])
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|''Honde na, kinō na, watashi na...'' = "And, in yesterday, I..."
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|'''honnara''', '''hona'''
|H-H-L-L, H-L
|''(sore)dewa'', ''(sore)ja'', ''(sore)nara''
|then, in that case, if that's true (conjunction)
|often used for informal good-by.
|''Hona mata.'' = "Well then."
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|'''[[wikt:ほんま|honma]]'''
|L-L-H, H-H-H
|''hontō''
|true, real
|'''honma-mon''', equivalent to Standard ''honmono'', means "genuine thing"; also used in other western Japan; {{linktext|本}}{{linktext|真}} in kanji
|''Sore honma?'' = "Is that true?"
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|'''ikezu'''
|L-H-L
|''ijiwaru''
|spiteful, ill-natured
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|''Ikezu sentoitee na.'' = "Don't be spiteful to me."
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|'''itemau''', '''itekomasu'''
|H-H-H-H, H-H-H-H-H
|''yattsukeru'', ''yatchimau''
|to beat, to finish off
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|''Itemau do, ware!'' = "I'll finish you off!" (typical fighting words)
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|'''kamahen''' or '''kamehen'''
|H-L-L-L
|''kamawanai''
|never mind; it doesn't matter
|abbreviation of "''kamawahen''"
|''Kamahen, kamahen.'' = "It doesn't matter: it's OK."
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|'''kanawan'''
|H-H-L-L
|''iya da'', ''tamaranai''
|can't stand it; unpleasant; unwelcome
|also '''kanan''' (H-L-L)
|''Kō atsui to kanawan naa.'' = "I can't stand this hot weather."
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|'''kashiwa'''
|L-H-L
|''toriniku''
|[[chicken (food)]]
|compared the colour of plumage of chickens to the colour of leaves of the ''[[Quercus dentata|kashiwa]]''; also used in other western Japan and Nagoya
|''Kashiwa hito-kire chōdai.'' = "Give me a cut of chicken."
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|'''kattaa shatsu''', '''kattā'''
|H-H-H L-L, H-L-L
|''wai shatsu'' ("Y-shirt")
|[[dress shirt]]
|[[wasei-eigo]]. originally a brand of [[Mizuno Corp.|Mizuno]], a sportswear company in Osaka. ''kattaa'' is a [[pun]] of "cutter" and "''katta''" (won, beat, overcame).
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|'''kettai-na'''
|H-L-L-L
|''kimyō-na'', ''hen-na'', ''okashi-na'', ''fushigi-na''
|strange
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|''Kettai-na fuku ya na.'' = "They are strange clothes."
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|'''kettakuso warui'''
|H-H-H-H H-L-L
|''imaimashii'', ''haradatashii''
|damned, stupid, irritating
|''kettai'' + ''kuso'' "shit" + ''warui'' "bad"
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|'''kii warui'''
|H-H H-L-L
|''kanji ga warui'', ''iyana kanji''
|be not in a good feeling
|''kii'' is a lengthened vowel form of ''ki'' ({{linktext|気}}).
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|'''kosobai''' or '''koshobai'''
|H-H-L-L
|''kusuguttai''
|ticklish
|shortened form of ''kosobayui''; also used in other western Japan
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|'''maido'''
|L-H-L
|''dōmo''
| commercial greeting
|the original meaning is "Thank you always". {{linktext|毎}}{{linktext|度}} in kanji.
|''Maido, irasshai!'' = "Hi, may I help you?"
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|'''makudo'''
|L-H-L
|''makku''
|[[McDonald's]]
|abbreviation of ''makudonarudo'' (Japanese pronunciation of "McDonald's")
|''Makudo iko.'' = "Let's go to McDonald's."
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|'''mebachiko'''
|L-H-L-L
|''monomorai''
|[[stye]]
|'''meibo''' (H-L-L) in Kyoto and Shiga.
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|'''metcha''' or '''messa''' or '''mutcha'''
|L-H
|''totemo'', ''chō''
|very
|mostly used by younger people. also '''bari''' (L-H) in southern Hyogo, adopted from Chugoku dialect.
|''Metcha omoroi mise shitteru de.'' = "I know a really interesting shop."
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|'''nanbo'''
|L-L-H
|''ikura'', ''ikutsu''
|how much, no matter how, how old, how many
|transformation of ''nanihodo'' ({{linktext|何}}{{linktext|程}}); also used in other western Japan, Tohoku and Hokkaido.
|''Sore nanbo de kōta n?'' = "How much did you pay for it?"
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|'''nukui'''
|H-L-L
|''atatakai'', ''attakai''
|warm
|also used in other western Japan
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|'''ochokuru'''
|H-H-H-H
|''karakau'', ''chakasu''
|to make fun of, to tease
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|''Ore ochokuru no mo eekagen ni see!'' = "That's enough to tease me!"
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|'''okan''', '''oton'''
|L-H-L, L-H-L
|''okaasan'', ''otōsan''
|mother, father
|very casual form
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|'''[[wiktionary:おおきに|ōkini]]'''
|H-L-H-L or L-L-H-L
|''arigatō''
|thanks
|abbreviation of "''ōki ni arigatō''" (thank you very much, ''ōki ni'' means "very much"); of course, ''arigatō'' is also used; sometimes, it is used ironically to mean "No thank you"; also '''ōkeni'''
|''Maido ōkini!'' = "Thanks always!"
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|'''otchan'''
|H-H-H
|''ojisan''
|uncle, older man
|a familiar term of address for a middle-aged man; also used as a first personal pronoun; the antonym "aunt, older woman" is ''obachan'' (also used in standard Japanese); also '''ossan''' and '''obahan''', but ruder than ''otchan'' and ''obachan'' 
|''Otchan, takoyaki futatsu!'' ''Aiyo!'' = (conversation with a takoyaki stall man) "Two takoyaki please, mister!" "All right!"
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|'''shaanai'''
|H-H-L-L
|''shōganai'', ''shikata ga nai''
|it can't be helped
|also used some other dialects
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|'''shibaku'''
|H-H-H
|''naguru'', ''tataku''
|to beat somebody (with hands or rods)
|sometimes used as a vulgar word meaning "to go" or "to eat" such as ''Chaa shibakehen?'' "Why don't you go to cafe?"
|''Shibaitaro ka!'' ( < ''shibaite yarō ka'') = "Do you want me to give you a beating?"
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|'''shindoi'''
|L-L-H-L
|''tsukareru'', ''tsurai'', ''kurushii''
|tired, exhausted
|change from ''shinrō'' ({{linktext|辛労}}; hardship); ''shindoi'' has come to be used throughout Japan in recent years.
|''Aa shindo.'' = "Ah, I'm tired."
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|'''shōmonai'''
|L-L-H-L-L
|''tsumaranai'', ''omoshirokunai'', ''kudaranai''
|dull, unimportant, uninteresting
|change from ''shiyō mo nai'' (仕様も無い, means "There isn't anything"); also used some other dialects
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|'''sunmasen''' or '''sunmahen'''
|L-L-L-L-H
|''sumimasen'', ''gomen nasai''
|I'm sorry, excuse me, thanks
|'''suman''' (H-L-L) in casual speech; also '''kan'nin''' ({{linktext|堪}}{{linktext|忍}}, L-L-H-L) for informal apology instead of standard ''kanben'' ({{linktext|勘弁}})
|''Erai sunmahen.'' = "I'm so sorry."
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|'''[[wiktionary:炊く|taku]]'''
|H-H
|''niru''
|to boil, to simmer
|in standard Japanese, ''taku'' is used only for cooking rice; also used in other western Japan
|''Daikon yō taketa.'' = "The [[daikon]] was boiled well."
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|'''waya'''
|H-L
|''mucha-kucha'', ''dainashi'', ''dame''
|going for nothing, fruitless
|also used in other western Japan, Nagoya and Hokkaido
|''Sappari waya ya wa.'' = "It's no good at all."
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|'''yaru'''
|H-H
|''yaru'', ''ageru''
|to give (informal)
|used more widely than in standard Japanese towards equals as well as inferiors; when used as helper auxiliaries, -''te yaru'' usually shortened -''taru''
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|'''yome'''
|H-H
|''tsuma'', ''okusan'', ''kamisan'', ''kanai''
|wife
|originally means "bride" and "daughter-in-law" in standard, but an additional meaning "wife" is spread from Kansai; often used as ''yome-san'' or ''yome-han''
|''anta toko no yome-han'' = "your wife"
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|'''yōke'''
|H-L-L
|''takusan''
|a lot of, many
|change from ''yokei'' (余計, means "extra, too many"); a synonymous with ''gyōsan''
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