Where does “Канто” come from?

Канто (Russian) comes from Japanese 関東, from Japanese 箱根の関 — tollgate of {{w|Mount Hakone}}.

Канто (Russian): Kantō one of the traditionally used regional divisions of Japan

Definitions

  1. Kantō one of the traditionally used regional divisions of Japan

Ancestry of “Канто”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese関東the shogunate
2Japanese箱根の関tollgate of {{w|Mount Hakone}}
Every word from Japanese 箱根の関 →Every word from Japanese 関東 →