東京都

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: 2
きょう
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
kan’on goon kan’on
Alternative spelling
東京 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 東京 (Tōkyō, Tokyo) + (to, capital city).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーきょーと [tòókyóꜜòtò] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [to̞ːkʲo̞ːto̞]

Proper noun

(とう)(きょう)() • (Tōkyō-to) とうきやうと (toukyauto)?

  1. the capital prefecture of Japan, located in the 関東 (Kantō) region including several archipelagos on the Pacific Ocean, and the 23 special wards in its central part collectively referred to as simply 東京 (Tōkyō, Tokyo, former “Tokyo City)

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