京


This kanji means capital and features in the names for both Japan's current capital Tokyo (東京) as well as its former capital Kyoto (京都).

on readings:
  • kyō
  • kei
kun readings:
    -
examples:
至東京 itaru Tōkyō to Tokyo (at the edge of a map)
上京 jōkyō go/come to Tokyo
京浜 Kei-Hin Tokyo-Yokohama
京都 Kyōto Kyoto
京都府 Kyōto-fu Kyoto Prefecture
京都市 Kyōtoshi City of Kyoto
南京 Nankin Nanking
北京 Pekin Beijing
東京 Tōkyō Tokyo
東京駅 Tōkyō-eki Tokyo station
東京都 Tōkyōto City of Tokyo

links:
Kyoto
Tokyo
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Last ∆ on 4 July 2025 by Bradley James Wogsland.