京

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capital

HSK 1 N3

jīng

キョウ、ケイ、キン

みやこ

경

Pictograph of a tall building. Similar to 高. Based on the original meaning "high place". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "capital city".

Notes

Historical Evolution

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze

Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

京

Regular

Modern

Chinese

京 [Jīng]

abbr. for Beijing; surname Jing; Jing ethnic minority

京 [jīng]

capital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old); artificial mound (old)

Japanese

都、京みやこ同音

noun

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government
capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light)
location of the Imperial Palace

京きょう、けい同音

noun imperial capital (esp. Kyoto)
noun final word of an iroha poem
numeric 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000; ten quadrillion (usu. けい)

Example Sentences

🇯🇵 (1)

ロンドンはもはや霧の都ではない。

London is no longer a city of fog.

Japanese Names

京おさむ

Osamu given name

京かなじり

Kanajiri surname

京かなどめ

Kanadome surname

京からぐり

Karaguri surname

京きょう

Kyō female given namesurname

京きょうざき

Kyōzaki surname

京きょうじ

Kyōji unclassified name

京きょお

Kyoo surname

京きよう

Kiyou unclassified name

京けい

Kei female given namesurname

京けいじ

Keiji unclassified name

京たかし

Takashi given name

京ちか

Chika female given name

京みさと

Misato female given namesurname

京みや

Miya female given name

京みやこ

Miyako female given namesurname

CHINESE WORDS (191)

北京 [Běijīng] #9,414

Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China

东京 [Dōngjīng] #3,877

Tokyo, capital of Japan

东京 [Dōngjīng] #3,877

Tokyo, capital of Japan

南京 [Nánjīng] #13,352

Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏

北京时间 [BěijīngShíjiān] #2,214

Chinese Standard Time

北京时间 [BěijīngShíjiān] #2,214

Chinese Standard Time

北京市 [BěijīngShì] #2,283

Beijing

京都 [Jīngdū] #16,494

Kyoto, Japan

南京市 [Nánjīngshì] #57,345

Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏

普京 [Pǔjīng] #52,279

Vladimir Putin (1952-), president of Russia

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JAPANESE WORDS (200)

⭐ 東京 [とうきょう] #1,905

Tokyo

⭐ 京都 [きょうと] #6,051

Kyoto (city, prefecture)

東京都 [とうきょうと] #8,117

Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture)

⭐ 都 [みやこ] #10,402

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital)

⭐ 上京 [じょうきょう] #17,976

going (up) to the capital

東京湾 [とうきょうわん] #31,302

Tokyo Bay

⭐ 北京 [ペキン] #31,464

Beijing (China)

東京オリンピック [とうきょうオリンピック] #37,127

Tokyo Olympics

東京大学 [とうきょうだいがく] #45,813

University of Tokyo

京都府 [きょうとふ] #45,948

Kyoto Prefecture (Kinki area)

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KOREAN WORDS (4)