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Tokyo

Tokyo

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

English

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Proper noun

Tokyo

  1. The capital of Japan.

Derived terms

Synonyms

  • Edo, Yedo (spellings of its former name)

See also

Country

Core City of Tokyo

  • Hachiōji

Cities of Tokyo

  • Fuchū
  • Hino
  • Inagi
  • Kiyose
  • Mitaka
  • Musashino
  • Tachikawa

Subprefectures of Tokyo

  • Hachijō
  • Miyake
  • Ogasawara
  • Ōshima

23 Special Wards of Tokyo

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Danish

Proper noun

Tokyo

  1. Tokyo (capital of Japan)

French

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Proper noun

Tokyo m

  1. Tokyo

Italian

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Etymology

From Japanese 東京 (とうきょう, Tōkyō, literally Eastern capital), from Middle Chinese (tuwng, east) + (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)