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四畿内

Reading

Kana: しきない
Romaji: shikinai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

the Four Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, and Kawachi); obsolete in 757 when Izumi was established as a separate province from Kawachi

Note: archaism
See also: 五畿内

Kanji

四
Readings: シ、 よ、 よ.つ、 よっ.つ、 よん
Meaning: four
畿
Readings: キ、 みやこ
Meanings: capital, suburbs of capital
内
Readings: ナイ、 ダイ、 うち
Meanings: inside, within, between, among, house, home