東京

東京

1. (～都) Tokyo (a prefecture, the capital city of Japan)
2. Old name for 開封／开封 (Kāifēng).
3. Old name for 河內／河内 (Hénèi).
4. (history) Tonkin

東京

1. (historical) the eastern capital (in situations where dual capitals existed)

/tou kʲau/ → /toːkʲɔː/ → /toːkʲoː/

Compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 東 (tō, “east, eastern”) +‎ 京 (kyō, “capital”).

The city of Tokyo was renamed from 江戸 (Edo) in 1868 after Emperor Meiji moved the capital from Kyoto.

• (Tokyo) とーきょー [tòókyóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [to̞ːkʲo̞ː]

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東(とう)京(きょう) • (Tōkyō) ^{←とうきやう (toukyau)?}

1. Tokyo (a prefecture, the capital city of Japan, consisting of 23 special wards)

   昨日(きのう)、東(とう)京(きょう)は曇(くも)りでしたか。

   Kinō, Tōkyō wa kumori deshita ka.

   Was it cloudy in Tokyo yesterday?

2. Short for 東京都 (Tōkyō-to): the capital prefecture of Japan
3. Short for 東京駅 (Tōkyō-eki): Tokyo Station
4. (historical) Short for 東京府 (Tōkyō-fu): the historical Tokyo Prefecture from 1868–1943
5. a surname

• 江(え)戸(ど) (Edo)
• トンキン (Tonkin)
• 北(ペ)京(キン) (Pekin)
• 南(なん)京(きん) (Nankin)

東(とう)京(きょう) • (tōkyō) ^{←とうきやう (toukyau)?}

1. (historical) an eastern capital
   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 663:
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     Tôqiǒ. トゥキャゥ (東京) Figaxino miyaco. (東の都) 東の地方の都 (Miaco).

     Tokio: East[ern] city; a [capital] city on the eastern region (Meaco).

• 西(さい)京(きょう) (saikyō)
• 南(なん)京(きょう) (nankyō)
• 北(ほっ)京(きょう) (hokkyō)

From Middle Chinese 東京 (MC tuwng kjaeng).

The alternate pronunciation for Tokyo appears to be prevalent in the early- to mid-Meiji period.

• (Tokyo) とーけー [tòókéé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [to̞ːke̞ː]

東(とう)京(けい) • (Tōkei) 

1. (historical) the capital of 東漢 (Tōkan, “Eastern Han”) or 後漢 (Gokan, “Later Han”), corresponds to modern Luoyang
2. (historical) the capital of 北宋 (Hokusō, “Northern Song”), corresponds to modern Kaifeng
3. (historical) the eastern capital of the Jurchen Jin dynasty, corresponds to modern Liaoyang
4. (historical) the capital of Yongwon province in Balhae during the Tang dynasty
5. (historical) Dated spelling of とうきょう (Tōkyō) above

• 東(とう)京(けい)人(じん) (Tōkei-jin)

Borrowing from Vietnamese 東京 (Đông Kinh, literally “Eastern capital”), a historical name for Hanoi. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

• (Tokyo) ト​ンキン [tóꜜǹkìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [tõ̞ŋʲkʲĩɴ]

東京(トンキン) • (Tonkin) 

1. (historical) Tonkin (northern region of Vietnam)

• 東(トン)京(キン)錦(にしき) (Tonkin nishiki)

東京 • (Donggyeong) (hangeul 동경)

1. Hanja form^? of 동경 (“alternative name of Tokyo”).

From Japanese 東京 (Tōkyō).

• (Shuri-Naha) と​ーちょー [tóꜜòchòò] (Kakō - [1])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [toːt͡ɕoː]

東(とー)京(ちょー) (Tōchō) 

1. Tokyo (a prefecture, the capital city of Japan, consisting of 23 special wards)

   東京(とーちょー)んかい行(い)ち欲(ぶ)さん。

   Tōchō-nkai ichibusan.

   (I) want to go to Tokyo.

• “とーちょー【東京】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

東京

1. chữ Hán form of Đông Kinh (“former name of Hanoi, Tonkin; Tokyo”).