Moto 京: Capital; 10**16Kanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キョウ、ケイ、キン
- Kun'yomi
- みやこ
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 142 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キョウ・ケイ・キン)
- 京都きょうとKyoto (city, prefecture)
- 東京とうきょうTokyo
- 京きょうimperial capital (esp. Kyoto)
- 帝京ていきょうthe capital
- 中京ちゅうきょうNagoya
- 在京ざいきょうbeing in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
- 上京じょうきょうproceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
- 京劇きょうげきclassical Chinese opera
- 京阪けいはんKyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
- 帰京ききょうreturning to (one's home in) Tokyo
- リトル東京リトルとうきょうLittle Tokyo; Japantown
- 両京りょうきょうthe two capitals (e.g. Tokyo and Kyoto, Chang'an and Luoyang)
- 中京間ちゅうきょうまNagoya-size tatami mat (approx. 182 cm by 91 cm)
- 京おんなきょうおんなKyoto woman
- 京ことばきょうことばKyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
- 京の夢大阪の夢きょうのゆめおおさかのゆめthe dreams of Kyoto, the dreams of Osaka
- 京の水きょうのみずwater from the capital (Kyoto), rumored to have a whitening effect
- 京の着倒れきょうのきだおれfinancially ruining oneself by buying too many clothes (as a fabled tendency of the people of Kyoto)
- 京の都きょうのみやこKyoto
- 京人けいじんcitizen of the capital
- 京人形きょうにんぎょうKyoto doll
- 京友禅きょうゆうぜんKyoyuzen dyeing; Kyoto printed silk
- 京地きょうちformer capital region (i.e. Kyoto and its environs)
- 京坂けいはんKyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
- 京城けいじょうimperial palace
- 京女きょうおんなKyoto woman
- 京女鷸きょうじょしぎruddy turnstone (species of sandpiper, Arenaria interpres)
- 京官きょうかんpublic official stationed in the capital (under the ritsuryo system)
- 京師けいしcapital; metropolis
- 京形きょうがたstyle current in the capital
- 京方きょうがたthe direction of Kyoto; Kansai area
- 京洛きょうらくcapital (esp. Kyoto)
- 京津けいしんKyoto-Otsu; Kyoto and Otsu
- 京浜けいひんTokyo and Yokohama
- 京滋けいじKyoto-Shiga; Kyoto and Shiga
- 京滋地方けいじちほうKyoto-Shiga district
- 京物きょうものKyoto products
- 京男きょうおとこKyoto man; man from Kyoto
- 京畿けいきterritories in the vicinity of Kyoto
- 京童きょうわらべKyoto's children
- 京紫きょうむらさきsomewhat reddish purple
- 京胡きょうこjinghu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow)
- 京舞きょうまいtraditional Kyoto dance
- 京芋きょういもshrimp-shaped taro variety
- 京菓子きょうがしtraditional Kyoto-style confectionery (often used in tea ceremony)
- 京菜きょうなmizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard
- 京華けいかcapital; national capital
- 京葉けいようTokyo and Chiba
- 京表きょうおもてvicinity of Kyoto
- 京言葉きょうことばKyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
- 京詞きょうことばKyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
- 京都の産きょうとのさんnative of Kyoto
Other readings
- 北京ペキンBeijing (China); Peking
- 東京証券取引所とうきょうしょうけんとりひきじょTokyo Stock Exchange; TSE
- 京に田舎ありきょうにいなかありeven in bustling cities there are places that have a rural quality to them; (even) Kyoto is rustic in places
- 京の夢、大阪の夢きょうのゆめおおさかのゆめthe dreams of Kyoto, the dreams of Osaka
- 京族キンぞくKinh (people); Vietnamese (people)
- 京男に伊勢女きょうおとこにいせおんなthe best men are from Kyoto; the best women from Ise
- 京畿道キョンギドGyeonggi-do (South Korea); Gyeonggi Province
- 京童部きょうわらわべKyoto's children
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