東京

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Proper noun 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.3 Etymology 3 1.3.1 Pronunciation 1.3.2 Proper noun 1.4 Etymology 4 1.4.1 Pronunciation 1.4.2 Proper noun 1.5 References 2 Mandarin 2.1 Proper noun 2.2 See also 3 Min Nan 3.1 Proper noun

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
東	京

[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [toːkjoː]

[edit] Noun

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).

[edit] Etymology 2

/toukyau/ > /toːkyoː/

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [toːkjoː]

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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?

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• 江戸 (edo)

[edit] Etymology 3

/toukei/ > /toːkei/

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• IPA: [toːkei], IPA: [toːkeː]

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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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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [tonkin]

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東京 (katakana トンキン, romaji tonkin)

1. the northernmost part of Vietnam; Tonkin

[edit] References

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

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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

[edit] See also

• (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