Meaning
- A prefecture and capital city of Japan.
- (metonymically) The Japanese government.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtoʊ.ki.oʊ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 東(とう)京(きょう) (Tōkyō, literally “eastern capital”), as opposed to Kyoto in the west, from Middle Chinese 東 (tuwng, “east”) + 京 (kjaeng, “capital”).
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