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6 東京 Tokyo

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Meaning

Primary

Tokyo

Alternative

Toukyou

Word Type

proper noun

Explanation

The East Capital in Japan is Tokyo. If you look on a map and compare it to 京都 (Kyoto, the other capital in history), you'll see it's East of Kyoto, making it the East Capital, Tokyo.

Reading

とうきょう

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

東京えきから中川えきまででんしゃで行って、中川えきからみかん山までバスで行きます。

We will take a train from Tokyo station to Nakagawa station, and then we will take a bus from Nakagawa station to Mikan mountain.

今から東京に行かなくてはいけないので、そろそろお会けいおねがいします。

I have to go to Tokyo now, so may I have the bill, please?

東京についてすぐに、マクドナルドに行った。

As soon as I arrived in Tokyo, I went to McDonald’s.

Kanji Composition

  • 東
    • とう
    • East
  • 京
    • きょう
    • Capital
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