京都

Japanese

Kanji in this term
京	都

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kjoːto]

Etymology

kyauto > kyoːto.

Proper noun

京都 (hiragana きょうと, romaji kyōto, historical hiragana きやうと)

1. Kyōto

Derived terms

• 京阪 (けいはん, keihan, “Kyōto and Ōsaka”)
• 京阪奈 (けいはんな, keihanna, “Kyōto, Ōsaka, and Nara”)
• 京阪神 (けいはんしん, keihanshin, “Kyōto, Ōsaka, and Kōbe”)

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
京都

Noun

京都 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin jīngdū)

1. capital (most often refers to Beijing)

Proper noun

京都 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin Jīngdū)

1. Kyōto