東京

Japanese

Kanji in this term
東	京

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA: [toːkjoː]

Noun

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東京 (hiragana とうきょう, romaji tōkyō, historical hiragana とうきゃう)

1. an eastern capital
   • 1603–1604: Nippo Jisho (page 663)

     Tôqiǒ. トゥキャゥ (東京) Figaxino miyaco. (東の都) 東の地方の都 (Miaco).

Etymology 2

/toukyau/ > /toːkyoː/

Pronunciation

• IPA: [toːkjoː]

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Proper noun

東京 (hiragana とうきょう, romaji tōkyō, historical hiragana とうきゃう)

1. the capital of Japan; Tōkyō

   昨日、東京は曇りでしたか。

   きのう、とうきょうはくもりでしたか。

   Kinō, tōkyō wa kumori deshita ka.

   Was it cloudy in Tokyo yesterday?

Synonyms

• 江戸 (edo)

Etymology 3

/toukei/ > /toːkei/

Pronunciation

• IPA: [toːkei], IPA: [toːkeː]

Proper noun

東京 (hiragana とうけい, romaji tōkei)

1. a historical (primarily early to mid Meiji period) reading of present-day Tōkyō

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA: [tonkin]

Proper noun

東京 (katakana トンキン, romaji tonkin)

1. the northernmost part of Vietnam; Tonkin

References

• 1980 June 16 [1603–1604], Tadao Doi, Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4-0008-0021-3:

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Mandarin

simpl.		东京
trad.		東京

Proper noun

東京 (traditional, Pinyin Dōngjīng, simplified 东京)

1. Tokyo
2. A former name of Kaifeng
3. A former name of Hanoi

Noun

東京 (traditional, Pinyin Dōngjīng, simplified 东京)

1. (historical) eastern capital, in situations where dual capitals are being used

See also

• (Japanese): 東京 (とうきょう, Tōkyō)

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Min Nan

simpl.		东京
trad.		東京

Proper noun

東京 (traditional, POJ Tang-kiaⁿ, simplified 东京)

1. Tokyo