Japanese

とうきょう
Meaning: Tokyo
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

東
京

Example sentences

He moved to Tokyo for work.
東京と大阪の間を電車で移動する
I travel between Tokyo and Osaka by train.
現在は東京に住んでいます。
I am currently living in Tokyo.
兄は今、東京に住んでる。
My brother is living in Tokyo now.
私の兄は東京に住んでいます。
My older brother lives in Tokyo.
彼は東京出身で、私も同じく東京出身です。
He is from Tokyo, and I am also from Tokyo.
彼女は北海道の出身だが、今は東京に住んでいる。
She is from Hokkaido, but she lives in Tokyo now.
飛行機が東京の上空を飛んでいる。
The plane is flying over Tokyo.
彼は新しい事務所を東京に構えた。
He set up a new office in Tokyo.
彼は東京を活動の拠点にしている。
He uses Tokyo as his base of operations.

Usage Notes

The capital city of Japan.

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