京
MeaningscapitalmetropolisKyoto
How to remember
The kanji for CAPITAL depicts a grand, tall building with a roof and a lower structure, like the prominent architecture of a capital city. 'Kyou' — Imagine a grand building in the CAPITAL, so tall it almost reaches the SKY (Kyou). Vocabulary
京都きょうと
Kyoto (former capital of Japan) 上京じょうきょう
going to the capital (usually Tokyo) 京浜けいひん
Tokyo and Yokohama (area) 京子きょうこ
Kyoko (common female name)