上洛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	洛
じょう Grade: 1	らく Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Etymology

Literally, “To go to Luoyang”. Kyoto was modelled after Luoyang, which was China's eastern capital of Han and Tang dynasties.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じょーらく [jòórákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːɾa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

上(じょう)洛(らく) • (jōraku) ^{←じやうらく (zyauraku)?}

1. (historical or archaic) going to Kyoto; going to the capital, visiting the capital

   Synonym: 上京 (jōkyō)

   上(じょう)洛(らく)中(ちゅう)で会(あ)った。

   Jōraku chū de atta.

   They met while visiting the capital.

   • 1979, Moriya Katsuhisa, Jōraku: Seiji to bunka [The capital: Politics and culture], page 20:

     ところで、こうした中(ちゅう)世(せい)から近(きん)世(せい)にいたる諸将(しょしょう)の上(じょう)洛(らく)のなかで、京(きょう)都(と)は大(おお)きな変(へん)貌(ぼう)を遂(と)げていた。

     Tokorode, kō shita chūsei kara kinsei ni itaru sho shō no jōraku no naka de, Kyōto wa ōkina henbō o togete-ita.

     Thus, as a result of various leaders coming up to the capital from the Middle Ages until recent times, Kyoto has undergone major changes.

Verb

上(じょう)洛(らく)する • (jōraku suru) ^{←じやうらく (zyauraku)?}suru (stem 上(じょう)洛(らく)し (jōraku shi), past 上(じょう)洛(らく)した (jōraku shita))

1. (historical or archaic) to go to Kyoto, go to the capital