English Explanatory Dictionary

Tokyo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A prefecture and capital city of Japan.
  2. The Japanese government.

Pronunciation

/ˈtoʊ.ki.oʊ/ /ˈtoʊk.joʊ/ /ˈtəʊ.ki.əʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tokyo.wav

Word forms

Tokyo Tokio Tōkyō Tôkyô

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Edo Yedo

Related words

Japan Hachiōji Fuchū Hino Inagi Kiyose Mitaka Musashino Tachikawa Hachijō Miyake Ogasawara Ōshima Adachi Arakawa Bunkyō Chiyoda Chūō Edogawa Itabashi Katsushika Kita Kōtō Meguro Minato Nakano Nerima Ōta Setagaya Shibuya Shinagawa Shinjuku Suginami Sumida Taitō Toshima

Derived words

Neo Tokyo Tokyoite
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