京
10**16, capital
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
8 / 8
Information
Grade:2
Strokes:8
JLPT:4
Frequency:74
Vocabulary
キョウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 帰京 | キキョウ | returning (home) to Tokyo; returning to the capital |
| 上京 | ジョウキョウ | going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo |
| 中京 | チュウキョウ | Nagoya (city); Chūkyō metropolitan area (most of Aichi, and parts of Gifu and Mie prefectures; centered around Nagoya); Chūkyō region |
| 東京 | トウキョウ | Tokyo |
| 京都 | キョウト | Kyoto (city, prefecture) |
キン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 南京 | ナンキン | Nanjing (China); Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian; foreign; rare; precious; cute |
| 南京錠 | ナンキンジョウ | padlock |
| 南京米 | ナンキンマイ | Chinese rice; foreign rice |
| 南京大虐殺 | ナンキンダイギャクサツ | Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking |
| 南京事件 | ナンキンジケン | Nanking Incident (targeting of Nanking's foreign properties and residents by Kuomintang troops in March, 1927); Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking |
ケイ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 東京 | トウケイ | Tokyo |
| 京阪 | ケイハン | Kyoto and Osaka; Kyoto-Osaka area |
| 京劇 | ケイゲキ | classical Chinese opera |
| 英京 | エイケイ | British capital; London |
| 京華 | ケイカ | capital; national capital |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 京 | きょう | imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000; ten quadrillion |
| 京 | けい | imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000; ten quadrillion |
| 京 | みやこ | 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 |
| 北京 | ペキン | Beijing (China); Peking |
| 北京 | ペイチン | Beijing (China); Peking |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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nice and cool, refreshing
Grade 8JLPT 2
就
concerning, depart, per, settle, study, take position
Grade 6JLPT 1
砂
sand
Grade 6JLPT 2
哀
grief, pathetic, pathos, pity, sorrow, sympathize
Grade 8JLPT 1
景
scenery, view
Grade 4JLPT 3
域
level, limits, range, region, stage
Grade 6JLPT 2
吏
an official, officer
Grade 8JLPT 1
束
bundle, control, govern, manage, ream, sheaf, tie in bundles
Grade 4JLPT 3
享
answer (phone), catch, enjoy, get, receive, take, undergo
Grade 8JLPT 1
豆
beans, midget, pea
Grade 3JLPT 1