Tokyo

See also: tokyō, tōkyo, tōkyō, Tôkyô, and Tōkyō

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 東京 (Tōkyō, literally “eastern capital”), from Middle Chinese 東 (tuwng, “east”) + 京 (kjæng, “capital”).

Proper noun

Tokyo

  1. The capital of Japan.

Synonyms

  • Edo, Yedo (spellings of its former name)

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Country

Core City of Tokyo

  • Hachiōji

Cities of Tokyo

  • Fuchū
  • Hino
  • Inagi
  • Kiyose
  • Mitaka
  • Musashino
  • Tachikawa

Subprefectures of Tokyo

23 Special Wards of Tokyo

Anagrams

Danish

Proper noun

Tokyo

  1. Tokyo (capital of Japan)

French

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /to.kjo/

Proper noun

Tokyo m

  1. Tokyo

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Japanese 東京 (とうきょう, Tōkyō, literally “Eastern capital”), from Middle Chinese 東 (tuwng, “east”) + 京 (kjæng, “capital”).

panorama di Tokyo
landscape view of Tokyo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.kjo/, [ˈt̪ɔːk̟jo]
  • Hyphenation: Tò‧kyo

Proper noun

Tokyo f

  1. Tokyo (the capital city of Japan)

Swedish

Proper noun

Tokyo

  1. Tokyo (capital of Japan)
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