Kanji

京

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JLPT N4Jōyō · grade 2freq #748 strokes

Meanings

capital, 10**16

ES: capital

On
キョウ、ケイ、キン
Kun
みやこ

Common words

  • 上京じょうきょうgoing (up) to the capital, going to Tokyo
  • 帰京ききょうreturning (home) to Tokyo, returning to the capital
  • 京阪けいはんKyoto and Osaka, Kyoto-Osaka area
  • 中京ちゅうきょうNagoya (city)
  • 東京とうきょうTokyo
  • 北京ペキンBeijing (China), Peking
  • 京都きょうとKyoto (city, prefecture)
  • 在京ざいきょうbeing in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)

Example sentences

  • 高校こうこうを出でるとすぐ、私わたしは上京じょうきょうした。

    On leaving high school, I went to Tokyo.

    Al salir de la preparatoria, me mude a la capital.

    Tatoeba #173210(opens in a new tab)
  • 彼かれは商用しょうようで上京じょうきょうした。

    He came up to Tokyo on business.

    Tatoeba #104178(opens in a new tab)

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