東京

東京

1. (～都) Tokyo (a metropolis in Japan)
2. former name of Kaifeng
3. former name of Hanoi
4. Tonkin

東京

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

/təu kʲau/ → /toːkjɔː/ → /toːkjoː/

Derived from Middle Chinese elements 東 (とう) (tō, “east, eastern”) + 京 (きょう) (kyō, “capital”).

The city of Tokyo was renamed from 江戸 (Edo) in 1868 after Emperor Meiji moved the capital from Kyoto.

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

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

1. 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).

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

1. Tokyo (capital of Japan), the 23 special wards of Tokyo

   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?

2. Short for 東京都 (Tōkyō-to)
3. Short for 東京駅 (Tōkyō-eki): Tokyo Station
4. (historical) Short for 東京府 (Tōkyō-fu): Tokyo Prefecture

• 江 (え)戸 (ど) (Edo)
• トンキン (Tonkin)
• 北 (ペ)京 (キン) (Pekin)
• 南 (なん)京 (きん) (Nankin)

From Middle Chinese 東京 (MC tuŋ kˠiæŋ).

The alternate pronunciation for Tokyo appears to be prevalent in the early- to mid-Meiji period.

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

東京 (hiragana とうけい, rōmaji Tōkei)

1. (historical) the capital of 東漢 (Tōkan, “Eastern Han”) or 後漢 (Gokan, “Later Han”), corresponds to modern Luoyang
2. (historical) the capital of 北宋 (Hokusō, “Northern Song”), corresponds to modern Kaifeng
3. (historical) the eastern capital of the Jurchen Jin dynasty, corresponds to modern Liaoyang
4. (historical) the capital of Yongwon province in Balhae during the Tang dynasty
5. Dated spelling of 東京 (Tōkyō), see above

• Dongjing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Borrowing from Vietnamese Đông Kinh, a historical name for Hanoi. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

The kanji spelling is an example of ateji (当て字).

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) ト​ンキン [tóꜜǹkìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [tõ̞ŋʲkʲĩɴ]

東京 (katakana トンキン, rōmaji Tonkin)

1. (historical) Tonkin (northern region of Vietnam)

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

東京 • (Donggyeong) (hangeul 동경)

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

Cognate with Japanese 東京 (Tōkyō).

東京 (hiragana とーちょー, romaji Tōchō)

1. Tokyo

東京

1. Hán tự form of Đông Kinh (“former name of Hanoi, Tonkin; Tokyo”).