みやこ
miyako
JLPT N48 strokesKanjiLevel 24 - JLPT N4

Quick answer

京 is the kanji for "Capital". A common reading is みやこ (miyako). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Capital

Readings

kunみやこ/ miyakoonきょう/ kyouonけい/ keionきん/ kin

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 京 represents 'CAPITAL'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of capital.

Reading ·

On-reading: きょう — remember this sound by associating it with capital. Kun-reading: みやこ.

Example Sentences

京都には古いお寺がたくさんあります。

きょうとにはふるいおてらがたくさんあります。

Kyoto has many old temples.

東京から大阪まで新幹線で行きます。

とうきょうからおおさかまでしんかんせんでいきます。

I'll go from Tokyo to Osaka by Shinkansen.

Vocabulary using 京

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