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京 (きょう) — imperial capital (esp. Kyoto) · Nihongo Circle

京

きょう

noun

Meanings

1imperial capital (esp. Kyoto)
2final word of an iroha poem
310^16
410,000,000,000,000,000
5ten quadrillion

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Kanji in this word

京Capital, 10**168 strokes

More words with 京

帰京ききょう · returning to TokyoN1 京阪けいはん · Kyoto and Osaka 上京じょうきょう · proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)N3 中京ちゅうきょう · Nagoya (city)東京とうきょう · Tokyo

Full entry on Jisho

北京

ペキン · Beijing (China)

京都きょうと · Kyoto (city, prefecture)

在京ざいきょう · being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)