東京

See also: 东京

Chinese

		east	capital; Beijing (abbrev.)
trad. (東京)		東	京
simp. (东京)		东	京

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Dōngjīng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥㄐㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dung¹ ging¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Tûng-kîn
Min Dong (BUC): Dĕ̤ng-gĭng
Min Nan (POJ): Tang-kiaⁿ
Wu (Wiktionary): ton jin (T1)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: Dōngjīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥㄐㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dongjing
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    東京／东京
    東經／东经
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: dung¹ ging¹
  - Yale: dūng gīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dung¹ ging¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dung¹ ging¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    東京／东京
    東經／东经
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tûng-kîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: dung´ gin´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: dung¹ gin¹
  - IPA: /tuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kin²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Dĕ̤ng-gĭng
  - IPA ^(key): /tøyŋ⁵⁵ ^(k-)ŋiŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tang-kiaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: Tang-kiann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dangkviaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /taŋ³³ kiã³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ton jin (T1)
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕɪɲ²¹/

Proper noun

東京

Tokyo
former name of Kaifeng
former name of Hanoi
Tonkin

Noun

東京

(historical) the eastern capital, in situations where dual capitals existed

Japanese

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) とーきょー [tòókyóó] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [to̞ːkʲo̞ː]
Audio (file)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
東	京
とう Grade: 2	きょう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

東京 (hiragana とうきょう, rōmaji tōkyō, historical hiragana とうきやう)

an eastern capital
- 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 663)
  Tôqiǒ. トゥキャゥ (東京) Figaxino miyaco. (東の都) 東の地方の都 (Miaco).

Etymology 2

From an earlier pronunciation /toukyau/, which became /toːkyoː/.

Proper noun

東京 (hiragana とうきょう, rōmaji Tōkyō, historical hiragana とうきやう)

Tokyo, the capital of Japan, former city of Tokyo and now composed of 23 special wards
昨 (き)日 (のう)、東 (とう)京 (きょう)は曇 (くも)りでしたか。
Kinō, Tōkyō wa kumori deshita ka.
Was it cloudy in Tokyo yesterday?
Tokyo Prefecture
Tokyo Station

Synonyms

江 (え)戸 (ど) (edo) (historical name of the former city of Tokyo)
23区 (former city of Tokyo)
東京23区 (former city of Tokyo)
東京都 (Tokyo Prefecture)
都 (と) (to) (Tokyo Prefecture)
東京駅 (Tokyo Station)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
東	京
とう Grade: 2	けい Grade: 2
on’yomi

From an earlier pronunciation /toukei/, which became /toːkei/.

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) とーけー [tòókéé] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [to̞ːke̞ː]

Proper noun

東京 (hiragana とうけい, rōmaji Tōkei)

a historical (primarily early to mid Meiji period) reading of the name of the city of Tōkyō

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
東	京
とん Grade: 2	きん Grade: 2
Irregular

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) トンキン [tóꜜǹkìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA^(key): [tõ̞ŋʲkʲĩɴ]

Proper noun

東京 (katakana トンキン, rōmaji Tonkin)

the northernmost part of Vietnam; Tonkin

References

Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
東	京

Proper noun

東京 • (Donggyeong) (hangeul 동경)

Hanja form^? of 동경 (“alternative name of Tokyo”).

Okinawan

Etymology

Cognate with mainland Japanese 東京 (Tōkyō).

Proper noun

東京 (hiragana とーちょー, romaji tōchō)

Tokyo

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
東	京

Proper noun

東京

Hán tự form of Đông Kinh, “former name of Hanoi, Tonkin; Tokyo”

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