東京

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Proper noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Proper noun 1.3.2 Proper noun 2 Mandarin 2.1 Proper noun 2.2 See also 3 Min Nan 3.1 Proper noun

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Kanji in this term
東	京

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• IPA: [toːkjoː]

[edit] Etymology 1

/toukyau/ > /toːkyoː/

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東京 (hiragana とうきょう, romaji tōkyō, historical hiragana とうきやう)

1. the capital of Japan; Tōkyō

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• 江戸 (edo)

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/toukei/ > /toːkei/

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東京 (hiragana とうけい, romaji tōkei)

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

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東京 (katakana トンキン, romaji tonkin)

1. the northernmost part of Vietnam; Tonkin

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[edit] Mandarin

simplified	东京
traditional	東京

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東京 (traditional, Pinyin Dōngjīng, simplified 东京)

1. Tokyo

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• (Japanese): 東京 (とうきょう, Tōkyō)

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[edit] Min Nan

simplified	东京
traditional	東京

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

1. Tokyo