京
10**16, capital

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キョウキンケイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

みやこ

Nanori (名乗り)

たか

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Information

Grade:2
Strokes:8
JLPT:4
Frequency:74

Vocabulary

キョウ

WordReadingMeaning
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

WordReadingMeaning
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

WordReadingMeaning
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

WordReadingMeaning
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

涼
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