• 東京とうきょう — Tokyo
• 京都きょうと — Kyoto
• 京浜けいひん — Tokyo-Yokohama area
• 京劇きょうげき — Peking opera
• 京阪神けいはんしん — Kyoto–Osaka–Kobe area

京 originally referred to a tall hill with buildings — symbolizing a place of importance. Over time, it came to mean “capital city,” such as Kyoto (old capital) or Tokyo (eastern capital). It can also be used as a numeric unit meaning a trillion (兆の万倍).

京都きょうとは 古ふるい都みやこです。
Kyoto is an old capital city.

東京とうきょうは 日本にほんの首都しゅとです。
Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

🎧 Practice the native pronunciation of 京.