Tōkyō

Origin

From Japanese 東京, from Middle Chinese 東 (tung "east") + 京 (kjæng "capital").

Full definition of Tōkyō

Proper noun

1. a prefecture and de-facto capital of Japan
• 1990: The languages of Japan (page 122)While this appears to be the case with many modern dialect systems, there is considerable debate as to whether the Kyōto-ÅŒsaka system, which makes more distinctions, is older or newer than the Tōkyō system.
• 2007: Fodor's Tōkyō (page 12)Tōkyō commands a prominent position in the Kantō region on the southern cost of HonshÅ«, Japan's largest island.
• 2007: Fodor's Tōkyō (page 270)The shogunate was overthrown in 1867 by supporters of Emperor Meiji. The following year, the emperor moved his court from Kyōto to Edo and renamed it Tōkyō: the Eastern Capital.

Anagrams

• Kyoto, Kyōto