Onyomi: キョウ, キン, ケイ · Kunyomi: みやこ · Meanings: 10**16, capital
Kanji for 1016, capital
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The kanji 京 depicts a building or capital city with a roof and central structure, symbolizing a place of authority and importance. In ancient times, it represented the capital or main city of a region. 京 came to mean capital city, capturing governance, centrality, and prominence.
A central building with a roof — 京 means capital city, the main city of a country or region.
Imagine a grand city at the heart of a country — that’s 京, the kanji for the capital or main city.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 都 | みやこ | capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 京 | きょう | imperial capital (esp. Kyoto) | common Noun |
| 京都 | きょうと | Kyoto (city, prefecture) | common Noun |
| 京葉 | けいよう | Tokyo and Chiba | Noun |
| 京劇 | きょうげき | classical Chinese opera | Noun |
| 京阪 | けいはん | Kyoto and Osaka, Kyoto-Osaka area | common Noun |
| 京成電鉄 | けいせいでんてつ | Keisei Electric Railway, K'SEI | Noun |
| 京都外国語大学 | きょうとがいこくごだいがく | Kyoto University of Foreign Studies | Noun |
| 京都国立近代美術館 | きょうとこくりつきんだいびじゅつかん | Kyoto National Museum of Modern Arts, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto | Noun |
| 京葉線 | けいようせん | Keiyō Line | Noun |