関かん東とう八はっ州しゅうMeaningsNoun1. the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)Kanji used関connected to東east八eight州statePitch accentかんとうはっしゅうComposed of関かん東とうKantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures)Noun八はちeight; 8Numeric州しゅうstate (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); county (e.g. of the UK); region (e.g. of Italy); canton; oblast; continentNoun