Kanji

京

capital, 10**16

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

亠部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キョウ, ケイ, キン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

みやこ

Nanori (Name Reading)

あつ, おさむ, たかし, ちか, ひろし

Common Readings

キョウ, ケイ

Example sentences

東京 とうきょう
仕事 ため 東京 引っ越した

He moved to Tokyo for work.

あいだ
東京 大阪 電車 移動 する

I travel between Tokyo and Osaka by train.

きょう
のぼる

To go up to the capital.

京都 きょうと
京都 古い お寺 神社 たくさん あります

In Kyoto, there are many old temples and shrines.

機会 きかい
日本 行く 機会 あれば 京都 訪れたい

If I have the opportunity to go to Japan, I want to visit Kyoto.

東京都 とうきょうと
東京都 日本 政治 経済 中心地 です

Tokyo Metropolis is the center of politics and economy in Japan.

警視庁 けいしちょう
警視庁 東京都 警察 行政 管轄 する 機関 です

The Metropolitan Police Department is the agency that oversees the police administration of Tokyo.

上京 じょうきょう
大学 進学 ため 上京 した

He moved to Tokyo to go to university.

右も左も分からない みぎもひだりもわからない
上京 した ばかり まだ 右も左も分からない

I just moved to Tokyo and still don't know my way around at all.

東京湾 とうきょうわん
東京湾 夜景 とても 美しい

The night view of Tokyo Bay is very beautiful.

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