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A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N4 · 8 strokes

京

Capital ; 10**16

Readings on: キョウ・ケイ・キン
Kun readings: みやこ

東京とうきょう — Tokyo

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

上京じょうきょう — go up to Tokyo Word card → Source
北京ペキン — Beijing Source
東京とうきょう — Tokyo Source
京都きょうと — Kyoto (city) Source
京阪けいはん — Kyoto and Osaka Source
帰京ききょう — return to capital Source

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A Kanji to tame

Capital ; 10**16

Two-word kanji

A little exercise

Words with this kanji

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