Tokyo

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

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 東京 (Tōkyō, literally “eastern capital”), as opposed to Kyoto in the west, from Middle Chinese 東 (tuwng, “east”) + 京 (kjæng, “capital”).

Proper noun
The 23 Wards of Tokyo (blue), Yokohama (red), Kawasaki (purple), Saitama (pink), Chiba (green).

Tokyo

  1. The capital of Japan.

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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

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtoːki̯o/, [ˈtoː.ki.o], [-.kjo]

Proper noun

Tokyo n (genitive Tokyos)

  1. Alternative spelling of Tokio

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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