京 — capital, metropolis
きょう
京
capital
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
8 strokes
place
U+4EAC
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #74
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #312
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- capital
- metropolis
word
きょう kyou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
きん kin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
Components
Composed of
Used as component in (4)
Pictographic character. Originally depicted a tall watchtower on a hill. 口 suggests the walled city below. A capital — the elevated seat of power.