東京 (とうきょう) — Tokyo
東京
Tokyo
Frequency #47
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. noun
geography
toukyou
とうきょう
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
とうきょう[0] heiban 平板
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Meanings
- Tokyo
Explained in simple Japanese
- 日本で いちばん 人が 多い 大きな 町。
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Usage examples
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江戸は、今の東京です。
Edo wa, ima no toukyou desu.
Edo is present-day Tokyo.
暮らしから読む、日本の歴史 · MojiMori（AIオリジナル） · 第4章 江戸の町を歩いてみる
Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.
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Grammar Points
Grammar patterns commonly used with 東京.